The Easy Life in Kamusari (Paperback)

From Shion Miura, the award-winning author of The Great Passage, comes a rapturous novel where the contemporary and the traditional meet amid the splendor of Japan's mountain way of life. Yuki Hirano is just out of high school when his parents enroll him, against his will, in a forestry training program in the remote mountain village of Kamusari. No phone, no internet, no shopping. Just a small, inviting community where the most common expression is "take it easy." At first, Yuki is exhausted, fumbles with the tools, asks silly questions, and feels like an outcast. Kamusari is the last place a city boy from Yokohama wants to spend a year of his life. But as resistant as he might be, the scent of the cedars and the staggering beauty of the region have a pull. Yuki learns to fell trees and plant saplings. He begins to embrace local festivals, he's mesmerized by legends of the mountain, and he might be falling in love. In learning to respect the forest on Mt. Kamusari for its majestic qualities and its inexplicable secrets, Yuki starts to appreciate Kamusari's harmony with nature and its ancient traditions. In this warm and lively coming-of-age story, Miura transports us from the trappings of city life to the trials, mysteries, and delights of a mythical mountain forest.

General

Imprint:	Amazoncrossing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Forest, 1
Release date:	November 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Shion Miura
Translators:	Juliet Winters Carpenter
Dimensions:	139 x 208 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	206
ISBN-13:	978-1-5420-2716-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-5420-2716-0
Barcode:	9781542027168

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