Burial in the Clouds
Contributors: Teruyo Shimizu (Translator)
Edition: Tra edition
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: September 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780804837590
Subjects: Modern fiction; Japanese Novel And Short Story; Fiction; Fiction - Men's  Adventure; War & Military; Historical - General
Description: Burial in the Clouds is the first English language translation of Hiroyuki Agawa's classic novel of World War II, Kumo No Bohyo. The story of a young Japanese college student who has been inducted into the Imperial Navy, Burial in the Clouds tells the tale of his transformation from a combat pilot into a kamikaze, and explores the personal histories of this often misunderstood group of Japanese soldiers.