Yū Miri is a distinctive literary voice that delves into the complexities of identity, memory, and belonging. Her writing, often drawing from her experiences as a Zainichi Korean in Japan, explores themes of migration, societal margins, and the search for home with raw honesty. Miri's prose and drama are characterized by their unflinching gaze at marginalized characters and their struggles. She offers readers a profound exploration of life lived across cultural divides and the persistent echoes of history.
A meditative dance of generations, The End of August is a semi- autobiographical investigation into nationhood and family - what you are born into and what is imposed. Yu Miri's distinct prose, rhythmically translated by Morgan Giles, explores the minutiae of generational trauma, shedding light on the postwar migration of Koreans to Japan.
Kazu is dead. Born in Fukushima in 1933, the same year as the Emperor, his life is tied by a series of coincidences to the Imperial family and has been shaped at every turn by modern Japanese history. But his life story is also marked by bad luck, and now, in death, he is unable to rest easily, haunting the park near Ueno Station
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Der 14-jährige Kazuki wächst als Sohn eines einflussreichen und brutalen Spielhallen-Besitzers in einer verruchten Gegend von Yokohama auf. Immer tiefer rutscht er in eine Welt aus Gewalt, Sex und Drogen ab, bis er eines Tages seinen tyrannischen Vater mit einem Schwert tötet. Er lässt die Leiche in dem mit Gold gefüllten Keller des väterlichen Hauses verschwinden und versucht, die Rolle des Familienoberhaupts einzunehmen – doch die Welt der Erwachsenen ist erbarmungsloser, als er es sich vorstellen konnte … ›Gold Rush‹ liest sich wie die japanische Version von Bret Easton Ellis’ makaberem ›American Psycho‹, versehen mit einer gesunden Prise Murakami.' Time Magazin