In the Woods of Memory

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Author: Shun MedorumaISBN: 9781611720372Publisher: Adventure PublicationsYear first published: 13 Jun 2017Pages: 208 Format: Paperback / softbackA powerful and thought-provoking no vel that raises important questions about World War II, war memory, and US imperialism and blowback.In the Woods of Memory is a powerful, thought-provoking novel that focuses on two incidents during the Battle of Okinawa, 1945: the sexual assault on Sayoko, 17, by four US soldiers and her friend Seiji's attempt at revenge.Narrations through nine points of view, Japanese and American, from 1945 to the present day reveal the full complexity of events and how war trauma inevitably ripples through the generations. Show more