1st Edition

Footprints in the Snow A Novel of Meiji Japan

By Kenjiro Tokutomi Copyright 1970
372 Pages
by Routledge

372 Pages
by Routledge

370 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1901 and this English translation in 1970, Footprints in the Snow is one of the most popular novels in modern Japan. It is the story of the struggle of a penniless Japanese boy Shintaro Kikuchi, for education and emancipation. Determined to rebuild the family fortunes after his father's bankruptcy, Shintaro runs away from home in a remote corner of Kyushu, in the hope of making... Read more
Introduction Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Part VII Part VIII Part IX Part X Epilogue

Biography

Kenjiro Tokutomi and Translated by Kenneth Strong