Grave of the Fireflies
$24.65
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2025
Summary
Grave of the Fireflies: A Tale of Loss and Hope
The heartbreaking story of two orphans fighting for survival at the end of World War Two, published in English for the first time.
In the dying days of the War, Seita and Setsuko must fend for themselves. Firebombs have obliterated their home in Kobe, leaving them searching for shelter, and scrambling to survive in the depths of the countryside. But, as their suffering becomes a constant companion, so do the lights of the firef…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241780213 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241780217 |
| Author: | Akiyuki Nosaka, Ginny Tapley Takemori |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 181mm x 111mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Akiyuki Nosaka
Akiyuki Nosaka (1930-2015) was a novelist, singer, lyricist and former member of the House of Councillors in Japan. Born in Kamakura, Kanagawa, his memories of living through the Second World War - including the loss of his adoptive father in the 1945 Kobe bombings - served as the inspiration for his most famous short stories. In 1967, he won the Naoki Prize for Grave of the Fireflies and American Hijiki, both based on the Japanese experience of the War. Nosaka also wrote erotic fiction, including The Pornographers (1963), and in later life he continued his career as a newspaper and TV journalist, as well as a politician and chanson singer.
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