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| Original Title | 戦争雑記 |
|---|---|
| Author | 徳永 直 |
| Genre | War & Social Literature |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a poverty-stricken Japanese village, seven-year-old Nao leads a life shaped by pervasive war propaganda and his family's struggle. When his day-laborer father is conscripted into the Russo-Japanese War, Nao's childish pride in his soldier-father quickly unravels. He soon confronts the gnawing shame of destitution, the constant fear of loss, and the unsettling realities of war's psychological scars, witnessed in the hollow eyes of returning veterans and the disarming smiles of Russian prisoners. As years pass, Nao watches his family fray under the weight of survival, his sister forced into labor, and his dreams of a prosperous future crumble. Will the echoes of battle ever truly fade for Nao and his loved ones, or will the unseen wounds of war haunt them forever? |
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