The Resource Facing the wave : a journey in the wake of the tsunami, Gretel Ehrlich
Facing the wave : a journey in the wake of the tsunami, Gretel Ehrlich
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- Summary
- A passionate student of Japanese poetry, theater, and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt compelled to return to the earthquake-and-tsunami-devastated Tohoku coast to bear witness, listen to survivors, and experience their terror and exhilaration in villages and towns where all shelter and hope seemed lost. In an eloquent narrative that blends strong reportage, poetic observation, and deeply felt reflection, she takes us into the upside-down world of northeastern Japan, where nothing is certain and where the boundaries between living and dying have been erased by water. The stories of rice farmers, monks, and wanderers; of fishermen who drove their boats up the steep wall of the wave; and of an eighty-four-year-old geisha who survived the tsunami to hand down a song that only she still remembered are both harrowing and inspirational. Facing death, facing life, and coming to terms with impermanence are equally compelling in a landscape of surreal desolation, as the ghostly specter of Fukushima Daiichi, the nuclear power complex, spews radiation into the ocean and air. Facing the Wave is a testament to the buoyancy, spirit, humor, and strong-mindedness of those who must find their way in a suddenly shattered world
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Facing the wave : a journey in the wake of the tsunami
- Title
- Facing the wave
- Title remainder
- a journey in the wake of the tsunami
- Statement of responsibility
- Gretel Ehrlich
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A passionate student of Japanese poetry, theater, and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt compelled to return to the earthquake-and-tsunami-devastated Tohoku coast to bear witness, listen to survivors, and experience their terror and exhilaration in villages and towns where all shelter and hope seemed lost. In an eloquent narrative that blends strong reportage, poetic observation, and deeply felt reflection, she takes us into the upside-down world of northeastern Japan, where nothing is certain and where the boundaries between living and dying have been erased by water. The stories of rice farmers, monks, and wanderers; of fishermen who drove their boats up the steep wall of the wave; and of an eighty-four-year-old geisha who survived the tsunami to hand down a song that only she still remembered are both harrowing and inspirational. Facing death, facing life, and coming to terms with impermanence are equally compelling in a landscape of surreal desolation, as the ghostly specter of Fukushima Daiichi, the nuclear power complex, spews radiation into the ocean and air. Facing the Wave is a testament to the buoyancy, spirit, humor, and strong-mindedness of those who must find their way in a suddenly shattered world
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ehrlich, Gretel
- Dewey number
- 363.34/94095211
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- GC222.J3
- LC item number
- E47 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami (Japan : 2011)
- Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011
- Tsunami damage
- Tsunami relief
- Disaster victims
- Disaster victims
- Tsunami damage
- Tsunami relief
- Japan
- Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011
- Tsunami damage
- Tsunami relief
- Disaster victims
- Label
- Facing the wave : a journey in the wake of the tsunami, Gretel Ehrlich
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224)
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- rdacarrier
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn794359167
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307907318
- Lccn
- 2012020400
- Media category
- unmediated
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- Other physical details
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- (Sirsi) i9780307907318
- (OCoLC)794359167
- Label
- Facing the wave : a journey in the wake of the tsunami, Gretel Ehrlich
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn794359167
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307907318
- Lccn
- 2012020400
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780307907318
- (OCoLC)794359167
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