Taken Captive: A Japanese POW'S Story

By Ooka Shohei, Shōhei Ōoka, Ōoka, Shōhei

"I do not know whether I dozed off or passed out, but the next thing I remember is gradually becoming aware of a blunt object striking my body over and over. Just as I realized it was a boot kickin...

A Wife In Musashino

By Shohei Ooka, Ooka Shohei, Ōoka, Shōhei, Fessler, Susanna.

By the late Meiji period Japanese were venturing abroad in great numbers, and some of those who traveled kept diaries and wrote formal travelogues. These travelogues reflected a changing view of th...

Taken Captive

By Ooka Shohei

L ombre des fleurs

By Shohei Ooka

The Shade Of Blossoms

By Shohei Ooka, Dennis C. Washburn, Ooka Shohei, Ōoka, Shōhei, Translated With An Introduction By Dennis Washburn

Ooka Shohei (1909-88) was a distinguished member of the Japanese literary establishment for more than four decades following the end of the Pacific War. He was a prolific writer and active translat...

The Shade Of Blossoms

By Shohei Ooka, Ooka Shohei, Ōoka, Shōhei, Translated With An Introduction By Dennis Washburn

Ooka Shohei (1909-88) was a distinguished member of the Japanese literary establishment for more than four decades following the end of the Pacific War. He was a prolific writer and active translat...