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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Naoko AbePublisher: Vintage Publishing Imprint: Chatto & Windus Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.694kg ISBN: 9781784744533ISBN 10: 1784744530 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 18 April 2024 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews'From Auschwitz to Nagasaki, the people of twentieth century Poland and Japan witnessed the worst atrocities of humankind. In this moving account of a Japanese friar, a cherry blossom evangelist and the saintly Polish priest they both revered, Naoko Abe reminds us that despite humanity’s brutality, hope endures in the simplest of messages: stop killing, renounce war and never forget love. ' * Lucy Moore * 'Vivid, absorbing, and compelling, this is a fascinating account that lingers in the mind and raises as many questions as it answers. A strikingly original treatment of the effects of the war in Japan and the lives and influence of those dedicated to peace, Maximilian Kolbe and his followers among them.' * Catherine Coldstream, author of Cloistered: My Years as a Nun * In this beautiful chronicle stretching across a whole century and between continents, Naoko Abe reminds us of how human inter-connections and inspirations help us rise above the terrors and divisions of war. * Bill Emmott, writer and chairman of the Japan Society of the UK * 'From Auschwitz to Nagasaki, the people of twentieth century Poland and Japan witnessed the worst atrocities of humankind. In this moving account of a Japanese friar, a cherry blossom evangelist and the saintly Polish priest they both revered, Naoko Abe reminds us that despite humanity’s brutality, hope endures in the simplest of messages: stop killing, renounce war and never forget love. Guard the entire human race with love. ' * Lucy Moore * ‘The Martyr and the Red Kimono is as remarkable as much for its rich historical detail as for its poignant depiction of different human responses to the shock of war. Naoko Abe has adeptly brought together the stories of two hitherto obscure Japanese men whose longing for justice led them to dedicate their long lives to the cause of reconciliation, inspired by Saint Maximilian Kolbe. The intersecting paths of Ozaki, Asari, and Kolbe emerge vividly from these pages, both as products of exceptionally difficult times, and witnesses to the possibility of rising above them. Instructive, engrossing, and compelling.’ * Catherine Coldstream, author of Cloistered: My Years as a Nun * Author InformationNaoko Abe is a Japanese journalist and non-fiction writer. She was the first female political writer to cover the prime minister's office, the foreign ministry and the defence ministry at Mainichi Shimbun, one of Japan's largest newspapers. Since moving to London with her British husband and their two boys in 2001, she has worked as a freelance writer and has published five books in Japanese. Her biography of Collingwood Ingram in Japanese won the prestigious Nihon Essayist Club Award in 2016. She has now written an adaptation of the book for English-language readers. She is a trained classical pianist and an advanced yoga practitioner. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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