The house of Nire
Kita, Morio, 1927-20111990
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A winner of the Mainichi prize, this novel records the changes in Japanese society, from 1918 to 1946, as seen through the eyes of Kiichiro Nire, founder of the fabled Nire Dynasty and the family-run mental home. By the same author as "Ghosts", and "Dr Manbo's Voyage".
Main title:
The house of Nire / Morio Kita ; translated by Dennis Keene.
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Imprint:
[London] : Fontana in association with Kodansha International, 1990, c1985.
Collation:
752p. ; 20cm.
Notes:
This translation originally published in two vols.: New York : Kodansha International, 1984-1985.Translation of: Nireke no hitobito.
ISBN:
9780006177883 (pbk)
Dewey class:
895.635RS
Language:
EnglishJAP
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BRN:
977896