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“Just remember,” Yoshio said quietly to his grandsons. “Every day of your lives, you must always be sure what you’re fighting for.” It is Tokyo in 1939. On the Street of a Thousand Blossoms, two orphaned brothers are growing up with their loving grandparents, who inspire them to dream of... read more
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- Hiroshi: Add a description of this character.
- Kenji
- Akira Yoshiwara
- Haru
- Fumiko Wada
- Yoshio
- Sadao
- Fukuda
- Mika Abe
- Takara
- Tanaka
- Emiko
- Takashi
- Ayako
- Yokozuna Takanoyama
- Daishima
- Kobayashi
- Mariko
- Kiyo
- Otomo Matsui
- Noriko
- Hideo
- Yasuko
- Kazuko
- Sekitori Takanoyama
- Tokohashi
- Misako
- Ozeki Takanoyama
- Okina
- Okata
- Oshima
- Takeo
- Reiko
- Yokozuna Futabayama
- Toshiro
- Nakamura
- Mako
- Mikiko
- Hart
- Hoku
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“Her grief had changed with age, dull and flat now like an ongoing hum, no longer the loud frantic scream of youth.”
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To be noble, my mother said, was to account for the life you lived, to always account for your mistakes, and to have dignity and worth.
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“Every day of your lives, you must always be sure what you’re fighting for.”
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He lived his life the best way he could, thereby achieving all.”
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In the end, Yoshio knew that what wars really destroyed were families.
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Ever since he was a young boy, Hiroshi’s obachan had told him that each person’s life was made up of one defining moment, that instant when he would understand his unmei—his destiny and direction in life. “Whether you step toward it or not is up to you,” his grandmother added. “Just remember, it will follow you no matter where you go.”
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“Hai,” Hiroshi agreed. “And did you ever
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Winter solitude— in a world of one color the sound of wind.
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thousand years old. While Hiroshi’s wrestling name, Noble Mountain, gave him a sense of dignity, his oichomage gave him history.
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This was the kind of end-of-summer evening that he loved most, still warm, with a tinge of regret in the air.
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“Hai.” His grandfather nodded. “It’s what you’ve always wanted. We live a short enough time on this earth. A man should do what he loves.”
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A white light seeped through the shoji windows and into the room, along with the morning chill.
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- Gail Tsukiyama (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0312274823
Page Count: 432
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0312274823
Page Count: 432
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- Dewey: 813.54
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