{"product_id":"in-the-woods-of-memory-paperback","title":"In the Woods of Memory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShun Medoruma\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTakuma Sminkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eKyle Ikeda\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Generally regarded as Okinawa's most adventurous and promising writer of fiction today.\"--Michael S. Molasky, University of Minnesota\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Woods of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, thought-provoking novel that focuses on two incidents during the Battle of Okinawa, 1945: the sexual assault on Sayoko, 17, by four US soldiers and her friend Seiji's attempt at revenge. Narrations through nine points of view, Japanese and American, from 1945 to the present day reveal the full complexity of events and how war trauma inevitably ripples through the generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkutagawa Prize-winner and activist \u003cb\u003eShun Medoruma\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Okinawa. This is his first full-length work in English translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShun Medoruma\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Nakijin, Okinawa on October 6, 1960. After graduating from the University of Ryukyus, he worked as a guard and later as a teacher. He resigned from teaching in 2003. He has written unique novels that are based on Okinawan nature, history, and climate, focusing especially on the Battle of Okinawa and memories of that war experience. Two of his best stories, \"Suiteki\" and \"Mabuigumi\" are concerned with war memory. Medoruma also focuses on the current base issue and how the US military impacts on Okinawa. Another element of Medoruma's fiction is his use of \u003ci\u003euchina-guchi\u003c\/i\u003e or Okinawan language. Medoruma often expresses his strong anti-base political views through his articles in the local newspapers--and in his blog. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAWARDS: \u003cbr\u003e11th Ryukyu Shinpo Short Story Prize in 1983 for \"Gyogunki [Diary of a School of Fish].\"\u003cbr\u003e12th New Okinawa Literature Prize in 1986 for \"Heiwa dori to nazukerareta machi o aruite.\"\u003cbr\u003e27th Kyushu Arts Literature Prize in 1997 for \"Suiteki.\"\u003cbr\u003e117th Akutagawa Prize in 1997 for \"Suiteki.\"\u003cbr\u003e26th Yasunari Kawabata Literary Award in 2000 for \"Mabuigumi [Soul-Stuffing].\"\u003cbr\u003eShohei Kiyama Literary Award in 2000 for \"Mabuigumi [Soul-Stuffing].\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTakuma Sminkey\u003c\/b\u003e (né Paul Sminkey) (Translator) is a professor in the Department of British and American Language and Culture at Okinawa International University. He has been living in Japan for over twenty years and acquired Japanese citizenship in 2010. He received a master's degree in English literature from Temple University and a master's in Advanced Japanese Studies from Sheffield University. His translations include \u003ci\u003eA Rabbit's Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e by Haitani Kenjiro (2005) and \u003ci\u003eIchigensan--The Newcomer\u003c\/i\u003e by David Zoppetti (2011). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKyle Ikeda\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword) received his doctorate in Japanese from the University of Hawai'i--Manoa in 2007 and is now an associate professor at the University of Vermont. He is one of the leading researchers in English on Medoruma Shun. His comprehensive analysis of Medoruma's work, \u003ci\u003eOkinawan War Memory: Transgenerational Trauma and the War Fiction of Medoruma\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2014.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770678149408,"sku":"9781611720372","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ada20103d64b87c1763d1a7e696f96ad.webp?v=1780376862","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-woods-of-memory-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}