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Fujisan
Fujisan
Fujisan
Audiobook6 hours

Fujisan

Written by Randy Taguchi

Narrated by Brian Nishii

3.5/5

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About this audiobook

From acclaimed Japanese author Randy Taguchi come four unforgettable stories of redemption, discovery, loss, and remembrance anchored by one of the world's holiest peaks. Mount Fuji has been a source of spiritual inspiration since it was first ascended by a monk over a millennium ago.

"Blue Summit" introduces a former cult member struggling to maintain his escape from a mountain monastery, seeking solace in the fluorescent lights of the convenience store he manages. In "Sea of Trees," three teenage boys who share a fascination with the metaphysical confront the startling realities of death and despair on their final adventure together before parting ways for different schools. "Jamila" chronicles a privileged young man's descent into disillusionment as he works with a compulsive hoarder to clear her mess. And in "Child of Light," a nurse struggles as she comes to terms with her role in the oft-brutal cycle of birth, life, and death.

Throughout the stories, Mount Fuji stands sentinel even as it fades in and out of view-watching and remembering as it always has.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherBrilliance Audio
Release dateNov 20, 2012
ISBN9781469211671
Fujisan
Author

Randy Taguchi

Randy Taguchi first began writing online in 1996 and soon attracted a large following in Japan, where she is sometimes referred to as the "Queen of the Internet." She is a popular and prolific author, whose work includes a busy blog, many short stories and essays, and fourteen novels, two of which-Outlet and Fujisan-have been translated into English. She was one of the major supporters of the Fukushima Kids' Summer Camp program, which helped children impacted by the 2011 earthquake. Her work, Outlet (Konsento in Japan), was commended by a leading light of contemporary Japanese literature, Ryu Murakami, as one of the best novels he had read in a decade. The novel also went on to become a finalist for the prestigious Naoki Prize.

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