{"product_id":"clouds-above-the-hill-a-historical-novel-of-the-russo-japanese-war-volume-1-paperback","title":"Clouds Above the Hill: A Historical Novel of the Russo-Japanese War, Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShiba Ryōtarō\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhyllis Birnbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJuliet Winters Carpenter\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClouds above the Hill\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into English for the first time. An epic portrait of Japan in crisis, it combines graphic military history and highly readable fiction to depict an aspiring nation modernizing at breakneck speed. Best-selling author Shiba Ryōtarō devoted an entire decade of his life to this extraordinary blockbuster, which features Japan's emerging onto the world stage by the early years of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume I describes the growth of Japan's fledgling Meiji state, a major \"character\" in the novel. We are also introduced to our three heroes, born into obscurity, the brothers Akiyama Yoshifuru and Akiyama Saneyuki, who will go on to play important roles in the Japanese Army and Navy, and the poet Masaoka Shiki, who will spend much of his short life trying to establish the haiku as a respected poetic form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone curious as to how the \"tiny, rising nation of Japan\" was able to fight so fiercely for its survival should look no further. Clouds above the Hill is an exciting, human portrait of a modernizing nation that goes to war and thereby stakes its very existence on a desperate bid for glory in East Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShiba Ryōtarō (1923-1996) is one of Japan's best-known writers, famous for his direct tone and unflinching depictions of war. He was drafted into the Japanese Army, served in the Second World War, and subsequently worked for the newspaper \u003cem\u003eSankei Shimbun. \u003c\/em\u003eHe is most famous for his numerous works of historical fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Paul McCarthy, Andrew Cobbing, and Juliet Winters Carpenter \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by Phyllis Birnbaum\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427036848435,"sku":"9781138858862","price":68.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aTM5TnR1UXZtcjBkbDVOalA4OXZvQT09.webp?v=1780563042","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/clouds-above-the-hill-a-historical-novel-of-the-russo-japanese-war-volume-1-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}