Kazuo Nakamoto's life in inner-city Tokyo is one of tea and tofu, of American TV and rock 'n' roll. Kazuo is nine. It is the mid-1960s, just after the Japan Olympics, and Kazuo dreams of being a track star. He hangs out with his buddies, goes to school, and helps with household chores. But Kazuo's world is changing. This bittersweet novel is a deft portrait of a year in a boy's life in a land and time far away, filled with universal concerns about fitting in, escaping the past (in this case World War II's lingering devastation), and growing up.
"J-Boys" author Shogo Oketani is a writer and novelist who grew up in Tokyo in the mid-1960s.
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Kazuo Nakamoto's life in inner-city Tokyo is one of tea and tofu, of American TV and rock 'n' roll. Kazuo is nine. It is the mid-1960s, just after the Japan Olympics, and Kazuo dreams of being a track star. He hangs out with his buddies, goes to school, and helps with household chores. But Kazuo's world is changing. This bittersweet novel is a deft portrait of a year in a boy's life in a land and time far away, filled with universal concerns about fitting in, escaping the past (in this case World War II's lingering devastation), and growing up.
"J-Boys" author Shogo Oketani is a writer and novelist who grew up in Tokyo in the mid-1960s.
Imprint | Stone Bridge Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | July 2011 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | July 2011 |
Authors | Shogo Oketani |
Translators | Avery Fischer Udagawa |
Dimensions | 204 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 212 |
Edition | None |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-933330-92-1 |
Barcode | 9781933330921 |
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LSN | 1-933330-92-9 |