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Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks
Author: Akira Yoshimura
Living in a remote, desperately poor fishing village in medieval Japan, nine-year-old Isaku becomes the head of the family in his father's absence and, with the villagers, makes a living from luring merchant ships onto the rocky shoals, slaughtering their crews, and looting the cargo.
ISBN-13: 9781841952215
ISBN-10: 1841952214
Publication Date: 1/17/2002
Pages: 160
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4 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Canongate International
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 6
A moving and unforgetable talke about greed, it's consequences, and the redeeming power of sacrifice. This book was a Barnes & Nobles Discover Selection. It has become one of my favorite books, I highly recommend it!
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Helpful Score: 5
The "book description" sums up the basics well enough. This is an enjoyable and quietly compelling read. A tragedy. Author does a fine job transporting reader back into the subsistence mindset of this very small Japanese village. Short straightforward read.
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A tale of a boy living in a village and the cycles of the seasons and waiting for O-fune-sama in the winter months.
The pain of living on the edge of starvation and the wanting for something bad to happen so you can live better is a hard edge to live on.
Beautifully written.
When you get what you want and it doesn't turn out well. Learning the lesson is extremely hard to live with sometimes.


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