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Title: A Boy Called H: A Childhood in Wartime Japan by Kappa Senoh, John Bester ISBN: 4-7700-2935-7 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.62 (8 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Yes, this book was proven a sort of forgery in Japan
Comment: I warrant the quality of Hitoshi Noguchi,MD's Review. It is also good summary of the criticisms in Japan.
Rating: 1
Summary: In Japan, this book was proven a forgery
Comment: I am very sorry to rain on the parade, but this book, a one time best seller in Japan, was almost immediately proven to be a forgery. A young boy comments on Japanese wartime policy and deplomatic decisions that were not known to the public at the time. The events were taken out of an almanac in chronological order and fictionalised without any consideration as to when the Japanese public learned about it or what information they had at the time to base their opinions on. In reality, a boy like H could not have existed simply because he could not have known, and consequently could not have felt, the things he did. This is a beautified account by a leftist who would like to believe - and would like the reader to believe - that he had been a pacifist from the very begining.
Rating: 5
Summary: Even if you've never been to Kobe, Japan...
Comment: you should still read this book. John Bester did a fantastic job of preserving the nuances of the original story and translating the Japanese into easily-readable English.
The story is of H, the son of a tailor of Western-style suits and his bible-thumping, God-loving wife. Right away you know, that this isn't the story of an ordinary 1940's Japanese family. The author weaves some marvelous threads in creating this story so that we see the many sides of H. We find a character who is aloof but entirely likeable. The reader can immediately relate to his individuality. This story is not meant to be an historical account of the atrocities of war. It is merely an exploration into the life of a young boy during an extremely difficult time. Enjoy it for what it is. The author speaks very kindly of the Americans and the anecdotes are hilarious.
The quality of the storytelling is so good, that you forget that this is the debut novel of a 65 year old man who paints screens plays. The book reads as if a ten-year old H is standing there reading it aloud next to you. Senoh has an amazing memory to be able to recall all of the anecdotes.
I hope other foreign residents of Japan enjoy this as much as I did.
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Title: Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II by John W. Dower ISBN: 0393320278 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: In the Realm of a Dying Emperor by Norma Field ISBN: 0679741895 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 09 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Wild Geese by Ogai Mori, Kingo Ochiai, Sanford Goldstein, Cgai Mori, Kingo Cchiai ISBN: 0804810702 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: June, 1974 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Naomi : A Novel by Junichiro Tanizaki ISBN: 0375724745 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 10 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park ISBN: 0440418135 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 12 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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