num_pages: 142
description: About Hisashi Inoue: 'One of the towering figures of contemporary Japan' Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe About Tales from a Mountain Cave:Wonderful. I was so taken in by each tale in this magnificent collection that I found myself gasping out loud. HaikugirlSurprising and funny. A real page-turner. The JournalA stunning collection. Nihon Distractions 'Colorful charming and highly entertaining.' Contemporary Japanese Literature. The real power of this volume to do good in a region still striving to return to normality is its ability to enchant and intrigue  reminding us how much more there is to Tohoku than its recent very public suffering. This deftly translated entertaining yet often poignant volume showcases the regions rich cultural heritage. It feels like a promise that a community that has survived so much will survive this latest disaster. The Japan Times As a young man Inoue lived in Kamaishi on the coast of North East Japan an area that was to be devastated by the tsunami of 2011. This book reflects the authors own experience of Kamaishi its contemporary history and the long traditions of story-telling in the region. Ebullient funny sad and kind this is one of the first of Inoues books to be available in English. Tales from a Mountain Cave is a translation of Shinshaku Tono Monogatari.
language: English
title: Tales from a Mountain Cave: Stories from Japan's Northeast
publisher: Anthem Press