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BACKLIGHT IBD

KANJI HANAWA / RICHARD NATHAN
RED CIRCLE
11 / 2018
9781912864041
Anglès

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This thought-provoking and intriguing tale, by the Akutagawa Prize-nominated master short story writer Kanji Hanawa, revolves around the extraordinary real story of the seven-year-old boy who went missing in the bear-inhabited forests of northern Japan for six whole days in 2016, after his parents had apparently abandoned him as a punishment.InáBacklight,áa child is left alone at the side of a road in the mountains of Hokkaido in northern Japan by his parents. When they return moments later, the boy is gone. Ishida, a Professor of Psychology is enlisted as part of the search team.As days pass, the search goes on and the number of people involved reaches more than one thousand. Ishida and his colleagues assess, analyse and discuss mostly at a safe and comfortable distance, taking them on their own journey from theories concerning the whereabouts of the child, to the very heart of the Japanese psyche.A complex and challenging look at an unfolding emergency, a culture and a country.Red Circle Minis: Original, Short and Compelling ReadsBacklightáis part of Red Circle Minis, aáseriesáof short captivating books by Japan&rsquo,s finest contemporary writers that brings the narratives and voices of Japan together as never before. Each book is a first edition written specifically for the series and is being published in English first.á

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