Shot by Both Sides

by Meisei Goto

Book Overview

Critically acclaimed when first published in Japanese, the late Meisei Goto's novel Shot by Both Sides climbs inside a mind forever wounded by the childhood trauma of war, following one man's pursuit of his own history through an intense stream of consciousness with loops, flashbacks, and multiple digressions. Akaki, a middle-aged Japanese man in a business suit and overcoat, stands on a bridge in Tokyo, waiting for a friend to show up for an appointment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582434336
• ISBN13: 9781582434339
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"