沖縄 (ふるさと文学館)
Set in Okinawa, this story follows an arranged marriage involving a woman in debt and a young man with intellectual disabilities, while drawing out family feeling and social scrutiny. Its restrained narration holds urgency and warmth together.
Okinawafamilymarriagesocial gazehuman kindness
Work Information
As she hesitates and faces the other family, the woman gradually encounters an unexpected kindness.
Included as one of the contents in *Furusato Bungakukan Vol. 54: Okinawa*, this piece depicts the tension and solidarity that arise between a woman burdened with debt, a young man with intellectual disabilities, and his family. It conveys the texture of everyday life and human warmth in Okinawa with density.
Book Information
- Publisher
- ぎょうせい
- Published
- 1994-09-01
- Pages
- 705 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784324038215
- ISBN-10
- 432403821X
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
亀甲墓-実験方言をもつある風土記-,水上往還,風の河 他