|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
Frequently Bought Together
Product Description
『英語ペラペラキッズ(だけにじゃもったいない)ブックス』 より
太平洋戦争末期、日本最大の激戦地であり、唯一の地上戦が行われた沖縄本島南部。その激しい戦火のなか、わずか7歳の少女がたったひとりで戦場をさまよい、白旗を持ってアメリカ軍に投降するまでを描いたノンフィクション。
当時7歳だった作者比嘉富子は、戦火をさまようなか、偶然に、身体の不自由な老夫婦に出会う。その老夫婦は、幼い少女に命の大切さを説き、おばあさんは、おじいさんのフンドシから三角形の白い旗を作って持たせてくれた。作者は言う、自分に課せられた役割は「生き続けること」だと。
少女(著者)が白旗を持ってアメリカ軍に投降する写真や映像が公開され話題となった。その後、自らが「白旗の少女」であると名乗り出た作者による本書は、戦争の悲惨さを通して、「生きる」とはどういうことなのかを伝えている。原書は日本語『白旗の少女』(4062043262)である。(み)
Copyright© ペイパーウェイト・ブックス All rights reserved.
当時7歳だった作者比嘉富子は、戦火をさまようなか、偶然に、身体の不自由な老夫婦に出会う。その老夫婦は、幼い少女に命の大切さを説き、おばあさんは、おじいさんのフンドシから三角形の白い旗を作って持たせてくれた。作者は言う、自分に課せられた役割は「生き続けること」だと。
少女(著者)が白旗を持ってアメリカ軍に投降する写真や映像が公開され話題となった。その後、自らが「白旗の少女」であると名乗り出た作者による本書は、戦争の悲惨さを通して、「生きる」とはどういうことなのかを伝えている。原書は日本語『白旗の少女』(4062043262)である。(み)
Copyright© ペイパーウェイト・ブックス All rights reserved.
内容説明
New York Newsday called this memoir of a warhood childhood in Japan "one of the saddest and yet most uplifting books about childhood you will ever encounter."
Separated from her family in the confusion and horror of World War II, seven-year-old Tomiko Higa struggles to survive on the battlefield of Okinawa, Japan. There, as some of the fiercest fighting of the war rages around her, she must live alone, with nothing to fall back on but her own wits and daring. Fleeing from encroaching enemy forces, searching desperately for her lost sisters, taking scraps of food from the knapsacks of dead soldiers, risking death at every turn, Tomiko somehow finds the strength and courage to survive.
Many years later she decided to tell this story. Originally intended for juvenile readers, it is sure to move adults as well, because it is such a vivid portrait of the unintended civilian casualties of any war.
Separated from her family in the confusion and horror of World War II, seven-year-old Tomiko Higa struggles to survive on the battlefield of Okinawa, Japan. There, as some of the fiercest fighting of the war rages around her, she must live alone, with nothing to fall back on but her own wits and daring. Fleeing from encroaching enemy forces, searching desperately for her lost sisters, taking scraps of food from the knapsacks of dead soldiers, risking death at every turn, Tomiko somehow finds the strength and courage to survive.
Many years later she decided to tell this story. Originally intended for juvenile readers, it is sure to move adults as well, because it is such a vivid portrait of the unintended civilian casualties of any war.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
First Sentence
I was born in Shuri, the ancient capital of Okinawa, which is now part of the city of Naha. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
I was born in Shuri, the ancient capital of Okinawa, which is now part of the city of Naha. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
 |
52% buy the item featured on this page: 英文版 白旗の少女 - The Girl with the White Flag ￥ 1,470 |
 |
48% buy 白旗の少女 (講談社青い鳥文庫) ￥ 609 |
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Most helpful customer reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
- 本 > ノンフィクション > 思想・社会 > 戦争 > その他
- 本 > ビジネス・経済・キャリア > 経営学・キャリア・MBA > 資格・就職・MBA
- 本 > 文学・評論
- 本 > 講談社インターナショナル
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- Author Comments
- Publisher's comments
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. |
