【Why Does Sawako Ariyoshi Remain Relevant?】The highly anticipated republication of her controversial work "Umikura"! A masterful long-form novel depicting the reality of islanders divided by a US military firing range construction plan—a "national decision" imposed on an isolated island in Izu.
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Sawako Ariyoshi's controversial novel "Umikura" is being reissued by Kawade Shobo Shinsha. The story, set on Mikurajima, an isolated island in Izu, explores the division among islanders following a "national decision" to establish a US military firing range, touching on themes of tradition, community, and social issues that remain relevant today.
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