Starkly written, richly provocative, Shipwrecks is a profound and haunting novel about human fate set in medieval Japan. Isaku is a nine-year-old boy living in a remote, desperately poor fishing village. Forced to grow up before his time, Isaku must confront a number of enigmas, not the least of which is his own nascent sexuality and the secret behind the legend of O-fune-sama--the ships that founder on the shore, bringing manna to the village like a gift from heaven.
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Starkly written, richly provocative, Shipwrecks is a profound and haunting novel about human fate set in medieval Japan. Isaku is a nine-year-old boy living in a remote, desperately poor fishing village. Forced to grow up before his time, Isaku must confront a number of enigmas, not the least of which is his own nascent sexuality and the secret behind the legend of O-fune-sama--the ships that founder on the shore, bringing manna to the village like a gift from heaven.
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Add this copy of Shipwrecks to cart. $20.07, very good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 1996 by Houghton Mifflin.
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Very Good. 1996. hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of Shipwrecks to cart. $8.97, good condition, Sold by BookHolders rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gambrills, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Shipwrecks to cart. $9.07, good condition, Sold by Goodwill of Greater Milwaukee rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milwaukee, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Harcourt.
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Book is considered to be in good or better condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Hard cover books may show signs of wear on the spine cover or dust jacket. Paperback book may show signs of wear on spine or cover as well as having a slight bend or curve to it. Book should have no writing inside or highlighting. Pages should be free of tears or creasing. Stickers should not be present on cover or elsewhere and any CD or DVD expected with the book is included. Book is not a former library copy.
Add this copy of Shipwrecks to cart. $9.95, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Shipwrecks to cart. $9.95, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Shipwrecks to cart. $12.75, like new condition, Sold by Bookwitch rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Concord, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by NY: Harcourt Brace, 1996,.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine brown pictorial dj. author's first novel to be translated into English. A novel set in medieval Japan. the main character is a nine year old boy living in a remote and desperately poor fishing village. His father sells himself into indentured servitude to save the family from starvation. This leaves the boy and his mother to care for three younger children. All the villagers are poor and they have a side industry to distill salt from seawater to sell but in reality this is to lure passing ships onto rocky shoals where they can slaughter the crews and loot the cargoes. Just before his father returns, a ship is lured aground in just such a way but the cargo is nothing like what they expected. 180p.
Add this copy of Shipwrecks to cart. $18.49, like new condition, Sold by The Book Scouts rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hamilton, ON, CANADA, published 1996 by Harcourt.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 6x1x8; We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! American first edition, first printing. Contains number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Jacket is in a Mylar cover. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. No remainder mark.
Add this copy of Shipwrecks to cart. $27.00, like new condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Harcourt Brace & Company.
Add this copy of Shipwrecks to cart. $32.00, like new condition, Sold by Nothing Like A Good Book rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Mount Sinai, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Harcourt.
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As New in As New jacket. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. Unread. In this haunting novel set in medieval Japan, Isaku is a nine year old who lives in a poor fishing village on the Sea of Japan, where the legend of O-fune-sama still thrives-the merchant ships that wrecjk off-shore on the rocks and provide the villagers with untold bounties. One day the legend comes true-and the cargo turns out to be deadly.
Add this copy of Shipwrecks to cart. $9.95, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Houghton Mifflin.
