Ibuse Masuji : A Century Remembered

Japanese novelist Ibuse Masuji (18981993) is best known for his 1966 novelKuroi Ame(published in English asBlack Rain), which detailed the tragic aftermath of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. WithIbuse Masuji, Anthony Liman, Ibuse's lifelong friend and a noted scholar of Japanese literature and history, has written a lively and creative critical biography of the author. Liman's highly personal style delivers a vivid insider's picture of Ibuse's life, while also situating his writings and his career in the larger context of Japanese culture of the period. Featuring incisive readings of Ibuse's major works,Ibuse Masujiwill be indispensable to scholars of twentieth-century Japanese literature and culture.Liman, Antonin Vaclav is the author of 'Ibuse Masuji : A Century Remembered', published 2008 under ISBN 9788024614489 and ISBN 8024614480.