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This haunting novel explores the complete degradation and isolation of a man by war. Fires on the Plain is set on the island of Leyte in the Philippines during World War II, where the Japanese army is disintegrating under the hammer blows of the American landings.
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Fires on the Plain (Japanese: 野火 Nobi) is a Yomiuri Prize-winning novel by Ooka Shohei, published in 1951. It describes the experiences of a soldier of the routed Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines, as part of the Battle of Leyte and the Battle of Ormoc Bay, at the end of 1944, towards the final months of World War II.
- 昇平 大岡, Ivan Morris
- 1951
May 1, 2001 · This haunting novel explores the complete degradation and isolation of a man by war. Fires on the Plain is set on the island of Leyte in the Philippines during World War II, where the Japanese army is disintegrating under the hammer blows of the American landings.
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- 昇平 大岡, Ivan Morris
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- Tuttle Publishing
Aug 30, 2010 · EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item <description> tags) Fires on the plain. by. Ooka, Shohei, 1909-1988. Publication date. 1957. Topics. World War, 1939-1945. Publisher.
"Fires on the Plain" is a gripping and deeply moving novel that offers a raw and unflinching portrayal of the human experience in wartime. Shōhei Ōoka's vivid and evocative writing transports readers to the heart of the conflict, immersing them in the physical and emotional landscapes of war.
This haunting novel explores the complete degradation and isolation of a man by war. Fires on the Plain is set on the island of Leyte in the Philippines during World War II, where the Japanese army is disintegrating under the hammer blows of the American landings.
Fires on the Plain is set on the island of Leyte in the Philippines during World War II, where the Japanese army is disintegrating under the hammer blows of the American landings. Within this broader disintegration is another, that of a single human being, Private Tamura.
