Lion Cross Point
by Masatsugu ONO, Translated by Angus TURNBULL
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1st Edition / 1st Printing of the English language translation, with correct numberline 1-10 to copyright page. Very Good+ clean, crisp condition with no inscriptions in Very Good+ dustwrapper which is not price-clipped. (Originally published in Japanese in 2013). By the winner of the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's most prestigious literary award How does a shy, traumatized boy overcome the shame, anger, and sadness that silence him? In Lion Cross Point, celebrated Japanese author Masatsugu Ono turns his gentle pen to the mind of ten-year-old Takeru, who arrives at his family's home village amid a scorching summer, carrying memories of unspeakable acts against his mother and brother. As Takeru befriends Mitsuko, his new caretaker, and Saki, his spunky neighbor, he meets more of his mother's old friends, discovering her history and inching toward a new idea of family and home. All the while he begins to see a strange figure called Bunji--the same name as a delicate young boy who mysteriously vanished long ago on the village's breathtaking coastline at Lion Cross Point. At once a subtle portrayal of a child's sense of memory and community, an empowering exploration of how we find the words to encompass our trauma, and a spooky Japanese ghost story, Lion Cross Point is gripping and poignant, reminiscent of Kenzaburo Oe's best work. Acts of heartless brutality mix with surprising moments of pure kindness, creating this utterly truthful, cathartic tale of an unforgettable young boy.
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- Bookseller
- Itchen Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 119
- Title
- Lion Cross Point
- Author
- Masatsugu ONO, Translated by Angus TURNBULL
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's original white boards, lettered in metallic blue to the spine.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition / 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Two Lines Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 2018
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Japan, Japanese
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Itchen Books
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Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
About Itchen Books
20th Century first editions with some older items. Specialist areas of interest include Russian literature, Irish literature.
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