The Resource Beasts head for home : a novel, Abe Kōbō ; translated by Richard F. Calichman
Beasts head for home : a novel, Abe Kōbō ; translated by Richard F. Calichman
Resource Information
The item Beasts head for home : a novel, Abe Kōbō ; translated by Richard F. Calichman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Beasts head for home : a novel, Abe Kōbō ; translated by Richard F. Calichman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- "Set in Manchuria in the aftermath of the Asian Pacific War. The central character is Kuki Kyūzō, whose settler parents relocated from Japan to the Manchurian puppet-state as the Japanese empire expanded. Kyūzō's father, a factory technician, dies shortly after he is born. In the course of Japan's defeat and the Soviet Union's occupation of Manchuria, Kyūzō's mother is seriously wounded, forcing him to remain behind with her rather than evacuate with the other Japanese citizens. Her subsequent death leaves Kyūzō alone in the abandoned Japanese settlement, and he is employed as a houseboy by Alexandrov, an officer in the Soviet army. Approximately two years after the end of hostilities, Kyūzō decides to return to Japan. Providing money, a train ticket, and official travel documents, Alexandrov bids Kyūzō farewell. On the train Kyūzō meets Kō, who appears to be a fellow Japanese, much to Kyūzō's relief. The train is attacked, but Kyūzō and Kō manage to escape, fleeing by foot across the harsh Manchurian plains. Kyūzō gradually comes to realize that Kō is in possession of stolen heroin and is being pursued by the Chinese Communists, who are battling the Nationalist forces for control of the mainland. Finally arriving at a city, Kyūzō is betrayed by Kō, who beats him and steals his identity papers and travel documents. Utterly destitute, Kyūzō makes his way to a Japanese repatriation center. The difficulty is that Kyūzō lacks any documents to prove that he is Japanese. Exposure to the elements has left him deeply sunburned, which further casts doubt on his Japanese identity. He wanders the city and meets another Japanese named Okura, who takes an unusual interest in Kyūzō's relationship with Kō"--
- Language
-
- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Extent
- 1 volume.
- Note
- First published in Japanese as Kemonotachi wa kokyō mezasu
- Isbn
- 9780231177054
- Label
- Beasts head for home : a novel
- Title
- Beasts head for home
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Abe Kōbō ; translated by Richard F. Calichman
- Subject
-
- trueManchuria -- History -- 20th century
- Psychological fiction
- Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction
- trueTranslations -- Japanese to English
- trueSino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945
- Japanese -- China | Manchuria -- Fiction
- trueSelf-discovery in men
- truePsychological fiction
- trueJapan -- History -- 1912-1945
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- Manchuria (China) -- History -- 1945- -- Fiction
- trueJapanese in China
- trueVoyages and travels
- Language
-
- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Summary
- "Set in Manchuria in the aftermath of the Asian Pacific War. The central character is Kuki Kyūzō, whose settler parents relocated from Japan to the Manchurian puppet-state as the Japanese empire expanded. Kyūzō's father, a factory technician, dies shortly after he is born. In the course of Japan's defeat and the Soviet Union's occupation of Manchuria, Kyūzō's mother is seriously wounded, forcing him to remain behind with her rather than evacuate with the other Japanese citizens. Her subsequent death leaves Kyūzō alone in the abandoned Japanese settlement, and he is employed as a houseboy by Alexandrov, an officer in the Soviet army. Approximately two years after the end of hostilities, Kyūzō decides to return to Japan. Providing money, a train ticket, and official travel documents, Alexandrov bids Kyūzō farewell. On the train Kyūzō meets Kō, who appears to be a fellow Japanese, much to Kyūzō's relief. The train is attacked, but Kyūzō and Kō manage to escape, fleeing by foot across the harsh Manchurian plains. Kyūzō gradually comes to realize that Kō is in possession of stolen heroin and is being pursued by the Chinese Communists, who are battling the Nationalist forces for control of the mainland. Finally arriving at a city, Kyūzō is betrayed by Kō, who beats him and steals his identity papers and travel documents. Utterly destitute, Kyūzō makes his way to a Japanese repatriation center. The difficulty is that Kyūzō lacks any documents to prove that he is Japanese. Exposure to the elements has left him deeply sunburned, which further casts doubt on his Japanese identity. He wanders the city and meets another Japanese named Okura, who takes an unusual interest in Kyūzō's relationship with Kō"--
- Summary
- Following his nation's defeat in the Pacific War, Kuki Kyuzo, a Japanese youth, struggles to return home to Japan from Manchuria. What follows is a wild journey involving drugs, smuggling, chases, and capture. Kyuzo finally makes his way back to Japan but finds himself unable to disembark. His nation remains inaccessible to him, and now he questions its very existence
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10566896
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1924-1993
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Abe, Kōbō
- Dewey number
- 895.63/5
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1924-1993
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Calichman, Richard
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Weatherhead books on Asia
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Japanese
- Identity (Psychology)
- Manchuria (China)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Beasts head for home : a novel, Abe Kōbō ; translated by Richard F. Calichman
- Note
- First published in Japanese as Kemonotachi wa kokyō mezasu
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn965760709
- Extent
- 1 volume.
- Isbn
- 9780231177054
- Lccn
- 2016041666
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)965760709
- Label
- Beasts head for home : a novel, Abe Kōbō ; translated by Richard F. Calichman
- Note
- First published in Japanese as Kemonotachi wa kokyō mezasu
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn965760709
- Extent
- 1 volume.
- Isbn
- 9780231177054
- Lccn
- 2016041666
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)965760709
Subject
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction
- trueJapan -- History -- 1912-1945
- Japanese -- China | Manchuria -- Fiction
- trueJapanese in China
- Manchuria (China) -- History -- 1945- -- Fiction
- trueManchuria -- History -- 20th century
- Psychological fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- trueSelf-discovery in men
- trueSino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945
- trueTranslations -- Japanese to English
- trueVoyages and travels
Genre
Member of
Library Locations
-
Central LibraryBorrow it710 W. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX, 78701, US30.271302100000 -97.746016800000
-
-
-
Library Links
Embed (Experimental)
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.austintexas.gov/portal/Beasts-head-for-home--a-novel-Abe-K%C5%8Db%C5%8D-/jcEwlESWa3c/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.austintexas.gov/portal/Beasts-head-for-home--a-novel-Abe-K%C5%8Db%C5%8D-/jcEwlESWa3c/">Beasts head for home : a novel, Abe Kōbō ; translated by Richard F. Calichman</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.austintexas.gov/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.austintexas.gov/">Austin Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Beasts head for home : a novel, Abe Kōbō ; translated by Richard F. Calichman
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.austintexas.gov/portal/Beasts-head-for-home--a-novel-Abe-K%C5%8Db%C5%8D-/jcEwlESWa3c/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.austintexas.gov/portal/Beasts-head-for-home--a-novel-Abe-K%C5%8Db%C5%8D-/jcEwlESWa3c/">Beasts head for home : a novel, Abe Kōbō ; translated by Richard F. Calichman</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.austintexas.gov/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.austintexas.gov/">Austin Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
