Mud and Soldiers. Flower and Soldiers. Barley and Soldiers. [Set of three novels]

HINO, Ashihei (Lewis Bush, translator)

Published by Kenkyusha, Tokyo, 1941

Used Stiff printed wraps

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8vo. Pp. iii, 160; ii, 207; ii, 213. colored laid paper wrappers, uniform titles in black. Each volume with a short preface by the translator. Light soiling to covers and edges, Flower and Soldiers leaves moderately toned, else crisp and square with tight bindings. Three novels based on the author's experience as an Imperial Japanese soldier in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The first was composed as letters to a brother recounting his landing in Hangzhou Bay and fighting toward the Yangtze Valley. The second covers an interlude guarding Hangzhou observing the Chinese and fellow soldiers. The third is a diary of the campaign against Xuzhou. Hino was praised for his talent for keen observation and human insight and rewarded with literary prizes and popularity during WWII. First Thus, Revised Edition (Barley and Soldiers). Seller Inventory # 8608

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Title: Mud and Soldiers. Flower and Soldiers. ...
Publisher: Kenkyusha, Tokyo
Publication Date: 1941
Binding: Stiff printed wraps
Condition: Very Good

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