01679nam a2200253Ia 4500 CTU_140543 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 25.99 895.635 S239 Saotome, Mitsugu Okei : a girl from the provinces Mitsugu Saotome ; translated by Kenneth J. Bryson Richmond, UK Alma books 2008 Set in the midst of samurai warfare in the mountainous region of Aizu in the late nineteenth century, the novel recounts the coming of age of the young peasant girl Okei, who falls desperately in love with the fierce warrior Sanasuma Kingo, only to discover that the world she inhabits has no place for such passion. Okei must learn to understand both the nature of her hidden feelings and the arcane codes and honour system of the samurai." "As the forces of the old Tugokawa order struggle to contain the imperialist army, Okei and the rest of her rural community find that exile to the New World may be their only remaining chance of survival. Capturing the character of a country in the throes of revolution and faced with the onset of modernity, Mitsugu Saotome's masterful novel succeeds in blending vivid historical detail with a timeless tale of romance, self-discovery and growing up.--(BOOK JACKET) Samurai,Japanese fiction,Samurai,Tiểu thuyết nhật bản History,Lịch sử 19th century,20th century,Thế kỷ 19,Thế kỷ 20 Japan,Nhật Bản Huỳnh Mai Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ