{"title":"Shun Medoruma","description":"Shun Medoruma was born in Nakijin, Okinawa on October 6, 1960. After graduating from the University of Ryukyus, he worked as a guard and later as a teacher. He resigned from teaching in 2003. He has written unique novels that are based on Okinawan nature, history, and climate, focusing especially on the Battle of Okinawa and memories of that war experience. Two of his best stories, \"Suiteki\" and \"Mabuigumi\" are concerned with war memory. Medoruma also focuses on the current base issue and how the US military impacts on Okinawa. Another element of Medoruma's fiction is his use of uchina-guchi or Okinawan language. Medoruma often expresses his strong anti-base political views through his articles in the local newspapers--and in his blog.AWARDS:","products":[{"product_id":"in-the-woods-of-memory-paperback","title":"In the Woods of Memory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful and thought-provoking novel that raises important questions about World War II, war memory, and US imperialism and blowback.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Woods of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, thought-provoking novel that focuses on two incidents during the Battle of Okinawa, 1945: the sexual assault on Sayoko, 17, by four US soldiers and her friend Seiji's attempt at revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrations through nine points of view, Japanese and American, from 1945 to the present day reveal the full complexity of events and how war trauma inevitably ripples through the generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51438271529183,"sku":"9781611720372","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/PCXdKXKYl69781611720372.webp?v=1790094102"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/shun-medoruma.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}