The Girl I Left Behind
The Girl I Left Behind
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Summary
Set in post-war Japan, this novel prefigures many of Endo's later themes: sexual awakening, men's callousness towards women, guilt, innocence and virtue.
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The Girl I Left Behind by Shusaku Endo
Set in post-war Japan, this novel prefigures many of Endo's later themes: sexual awakening, men's callousness towards women, guilt, innocence and virtue.
Shusaku Endo was born in Tokyo in 1923, and spent some of his childhood in Manchuria. A convert to Catholicism early in life, he graduated in French Literature from Keio University, and then studies for several years in Lyon. He is the leading contemporary Japanese writer: his award-winning fiction has been published in 28 countries and he has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in Tokyo with his wife and son, paying regular visits to Europe.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780340637722 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340637722 |
| Title | The Girl I Left Behind |
| Author | Shusaku Endo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 1995-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 217 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |