Harp of Burma

Michio Takeyama, Howard Hibbett, Howard Hibbett

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Japanese

Tuttle
22 December 1997

Fiction & Literature; Second World War fiction

Series: Tuttle Classics

Harp of Burma is Japan's haunting answer to Germany's well-known requiem for the First World War, All Quiet on the Western Front.

Winner of the prestigious Mainichi Shuppan Bunkasho prize, and the subject of an acclaimed film by Ichikawa Kon, Harp of Burma portrays a company of Japanese troops who are losing a desperate campaign against British forces in the tropical jungles of Burma. The young soldiers discover that the trials of war involve more than just opposing the enemy. The foreign climate and terrain, the strange behavior of foreigners, the constant struggle to overcome homesickness and nostalgia, and the emotions stirred by the senselessness of war-all of these forces, new and baffling to the soldiers, contribute to their distress and disorientation.

In the midst of these overwhelming challenges, they discover the power of music to make even the toughest situations tolerable-through their commander's ability to lead them in song. Even though they face the inevitability of defeat, singing the songs of their homeland revives their will to live. Through the story of these men and of the music that saw them through the war, Takeyama presents thought-provoking questions about political hostilities and the men who unleash them. Harp of Burma is Japan's classic novel of pathos and compassion in the midst of senseless warfare.

Harp of Burma was made into a critically acclaimed movie ( The Burmese Harp) by the celebrated director Ichikawa Kon.

By: Michio Takeyama
Translated by: Howard Hibbett, Howard Hibbett
Imprint: Tuttle
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 170g
ISBN: 9780804802321
ISBN 10: 0804802327
Series: Tuttle Classics
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 22 December 1997
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michio Takeyama (1903 - 1984) spent his early years in Seoul, Korea, then a Japanese colony. Primarily an essayist and a scholar of German literature, he was for a time professor of German at elite universities in Tokyo. Takeyama won the prestigious Mainichi Shuppan Bunkasho prize for the Harp of Burma, and its publication propelled him to fame.

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Harp of Burma

Michio Takeyama, Howard Hibbett, Howard Hibbett

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