Japan Sinks (Dover Doomsday Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (963 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486802922 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ok but difficult Ronald T Collins This book is interesting in the view of a cultural experience. The book is a classic in disaster literature but the translation is rough in places. I found myself skimming sections that did not translate in a smooth manner. The book is a good read if you are interested in geological disasters and are tired of zombie novels.. A. J. Sutter said Worth reading, but not the book Komatsu wrote. This is an enjoyable but radically abridged -- and ultimately misleading -- version of an excellent book. The Japanese original of this work comes to about 800 pages in the Japanese equivalent of a paperback. The English translation, first published in 1975 and re-issued in 1995, comes in at under "Worth reading, but not the book Komatsu wrote" according to A. J. Sutter. This is an enjoyable but radically abridged -- and ultimately misleading -- version of an excellent book. The Japanese original of this work comes to about 800 pages in the Japanese equivalent of a paperback. The English translation, first published in 1975 and re-issued in 1995, comes in at under 2Worth reading, but not the book Komatsu wrote A. J. Sutter This is an enjoyable but radically abridged -- and ultimately misleading -- version of an excellent book. The Japanese original of this work comes to about 800 pages in the Japanese equivalent of a paperback. The English translation, first published in 1975 and re-issued in 1995, comes in at under 240 pages (in the Kodansha International printing). A tremen. 0 pages (in the Kodansha International printing). A tremen. Worth reading, but not the book Komatsu wrote A. J. Sutter This is an enjoyable but radically abridged -- and ultimately misleading -- version of an excellent book. The Japanese original of this work comes to about 800 pages in the Japanese equivalent of a paperback. The English translation, first published in 1975 and re-issued in 1995, comes in at under 240 pages (in the Kodansha International printing). A tremen. 0 pages (in the Kodansha International printing). A tremen. Japan Sinks The following first few lines were added as of Summer of the year 2012: It is very sad for me to state this, but the author of this science fiction novel, Mr. Sakyo KOMATSU passed away in July, 2011: only a few months after the Great Thohoku Earthquakes and Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant's accidents in March of 2011. I would like to express my most sincere c
The story unfolds from multiple points of view, offering fascinating perspectives on the catastrophe's political, social, and psychological effects. "A chillingly realistic work of science fiction." The New York Times.After dropping anchor for the night near a small island to the south of Japan, a crew of fishermen awaken to find that the island has vanished without a trace. An investigating scientist theorizes that the tiny island has succumbed to the same force that divided the Japanese archipelago from the mainland and that the disastrous shifting of a fault in the Japan Trench has placed the entire country in danger of being swallowed by the sea.Based on rigorous scientific speculation, Japan Sinks recounts a completely credible series of geological events. Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Seiun Award, this prescient 1973 science-fiction novel foreshadowed the consequences of the 1995 Osaka-Kobe earthquake and the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
One of Japan's leading science-fiction writers, Sakyo Komatsu (1931–2011) was also a television reporter. His other books include Virus and Sayonara Jupiter.Japanese translator Michael Gallagher currently contributes to several websites, including Truthout and ContraryPerspective.
Language Notes Text: English, Japanese (translation)