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Brokatrausch by Hisako Matsubara
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Brokatrausch (edition 1978)

by Hisako Matsubara

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A novel about the decline of the aristocratic Hayato family during the early years of the twentieth century. Tomiko is the daughter and only child of a Samurai family in the remote Japanese town of Himari. Because he has no heir, the father adopts Nagayuki, a boy from an impoverished upper class family, to be his adopted son with the understanding that he will marry Tomiko. Hayato becomes the victim of ruthless businessmen and as the son of a Samurai, Nagayuki must go alone to the United States to make his fortune and (hopefully) return in triumph. Tomiko and their young child remain behind at her father's insistence. The novel moves inexorably to its poignant conclusion. Hayato remains the determining factor--he exemplifies the decline of the Samurai class and the corruption of the old Japan, and his failure tragically engulfs his loved ones too.… (more)
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Title:Brokatrausch
Authors:Hisako Matsubara
Info:Hamburg, Albrecht Knaus Verlag 1978. (1978), Edition: 1. - 20. Tsd.,, Gebundene Ausgabe, 287 pages
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Samurai by Hisako Matsubara

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Hayato un rico samurai japonés, adopta a Nagayuki , a quien educa según las antiguas enseñanzas y más tarde casa con su hija, Tomiko. soplan nuevos vientos, y Hayato cuyo honor le prohíbe hablar de dinero, pierde todos sus bienes. anclado en el mundo irreal del pasado, envía patéticamente a Nagayuki a América a hacer fortuna, armado tan sólo de su espada de samurai y de costosos kimono. Samurai recrea una insólita historia de amor ambientada en un periodo crucial en la historia social de Japón:el del paso de este país agrícola y ancestral al Japón moderno que hoy conocemos. ( )
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A novel about the decline of the aristocratic Hayato family during the early years of the twentieth century. Tomiko is the daughter and only child of a Samurai family in the remote Japanese town of Himari. Because he has no heir, the father adopts Nagayuki, a boy from an impoverished upper class family, to be his adopted son with the understanding that he will marry Tomiko. Hayato becomes the victim of ruthless businessmen and as the son of a Samurai, Nagayuki must go alone to the United States to make his fortune and (hopefully) return in triumph. Tomiko and their young child remain behind at her father's insistence. The novel moves inexorably to its poignant conclusion. Hayato remains the determining factor--he exemplifies the decline of the Samurai class and the corruption of the old Japan, and his failure tragically engulfs his loved ones too.

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