9781668083062 - daikon: a novel von hawley, samuel (20 Ergebnisse)
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster 7/28/2026, 2026
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A riveting tale about war, intrigue, love, and perseverance. John Grisham Absorbing.Unfolds like a detective novel.The story barrels ahead urgently.Duty, anger, sorrow, conscience and even hope mix together to form the novels bracingly intimate ending. The Wall Street Journal What if not two b…ut three atomic bombs wound up in the Pacific theater.Hawleys impeccably detailed narrative offers an unnerving fictional answer.The novels tension mounts in highly cinematic fashion, despite our awareness of what the history books tell us. The New York Times A sweeping and suspenseful novel of love and war, set in Japan during the final days of World War II, with a shocking historical premise: three atomic bombs were actually delivered to the Pacificnot twoand when one of them falls into the hands of the Japanese, the fate of a couple that has been separated from one another becomes entangled with the fate of this terrifying new device.War has taken everything from physicist Keizo Kan. His young daughter was killed in the Great Tokyo Air Raid, and now his Japanese American wife, Noriko, has been imprisoned by the brutal Thought Police. An American bomber, downed over Japan on the first day of August 1945, offers the scientist a surprising chance at salvation. The Imperial Army dispatches him to examine an unusual device recovered from the planes wreckagea bomb containing uraniumand tells him that if he can unlock its mysteries, his wife will be released. Working in secrecy under crushing pressure, Kan begins to disassemble the bomb and study its components. One of his assistants falls ill after mishandling the uranium, but his alarming deterioration, and Kans own symptoms, are ignored by the commanding officer demanding results. Desperate to stave off Japans surrender to the Allies, the army will stop at nothing to harness the weapons unimaginable power. They order Kan to prepare the bomb for manual detonation over a targeta suicide mission that will strike a devastating blow against the Americans. Kan is soon confronted with a series of agonizing decisions that will test his courage, his loyalty, and his very humanity. An extraordinary debut novel that is the result of twenty-seven years of work by its author, Daikon is a gripping and powerfully moving saga that calls to mind such classics as Cold Mountain. It is set amid the chaos and despair of the worlds third largest city lying in ruins, its population starving and its leadership under escalating assault from without and within. Here is a haunting epic of love, survival, and impossible choices that introduces a singular new voice on the literary landscape. "A sweeping and suspenseful novel of love and war, set in Japan during the final days of World War II, with a shocking historical premise: three atomic bombs were actually delivered to the Pacific-not two-and when one of them falls into the hands of the Japanese, the fate of a couple that has been separated from one another becomes entangled with the fate of this strange new device"-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. "A riveting tale about war, intrigue, love, and perseverance." -John Grisham "Absorbing.Unfolds like a detective novel.The story barrels ahead urgently.Duty, anger, sorrow, conscience and even hope mix together to form the novel's bracingly intimate ending." -The Wall Street Journal "What if not two but…three atomic bombs wound up in the Pacific theater.Hawley's impeccably detailed narrative offers an unnerving fictional answer.The novel's tension mounts in highly cinematic fashion, despite our awareness of what the history books tell us." -The New York Times A sweeping and suspenseful novel of love and war, set in Japan during the final days of World War II, with a shocking historical premise: three atomic bombs were actually delivered to the Pacific-not two-and when one of them falls into the hands of the Japanese, the fate of a couple that has been separated from one another becomes entangled with the fate of this terrifying new device.War has taken everything from physicist Keizo Kan. His young daughter was killed in the Great Tokyo Air Raid, and now his Japanese American wife, Noriko, has been imprisoned by the brutal Thought Police. An American bomber, downed over Japan on the first day of August 1945, offers the scientist a surprising chance at salvation. The Imperial Army dispatches him to examine an unusual device recovered from the plane's wreckage-a bomb containing uranium-and tells him that if he can unlock its mysteries, his wife will be released. Working in secrecy under crushing pressure, Kan begins to disassemble the bomb and study its components. One of his assistants falls ill after mishandling the uranium, but his alarming deterioration, and Kan's own symptoms, are ignored by the commanding officer demanding results. Desperate to stave off Japan's surrender to the Allies, the army will stop at nothing to harness the weapon's unimaginable power. They order Kan to prepare the bomb for manual detonation over a target-a suicide mission that will strike a devastating blow against the Americans. Kan is soon confronted with a series of agonizing decisions that will test his courage, his loyalty, and his very humanity. An extraordinary debut novel that is the result of twenty-seven years of work by its author, Daikon is a gripping and powerfully moving saga that calls to mind such classics as Cold Mountain. It is set amid the chaos and despair of the world's third largest city lying in ruins, its population starving and its leadership under escalating assault from without and within. Here is a haunting epic of love, survival, and impossible choices that introduces a singular new voice on the literary landscape.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A riveting tale about war, intrigue, love, and perseverance. John Grisham Absorbing.Unfolds like a detective novel.The story barrels ahead urgently.Duty, anger, sorrow, conscience and even hope mix together to form the novels bracingly intimate ending. The Wall Street Journal What if not two b…ut three atomic bombs wound up in the Pacific theater.Hawleys impeccably detailed narrative offers an unnerving fictional answer.The novels tension mounts in highly cinematic fashion, despite our awareness of what the history books tell us. The New York Times A sweeping and suspenseful novel of love and war, set in Japan during the final days of World War II, with a shocking historical premise: three atomic bombs were actually delivered to the Pacificnot twoand when one of them falls into the hands of the Japanese, the fate of a couple that has been separated from one another becomes entangled with the fate of this terrifying new device.War has taken everything from physicist Keizo Kan. His young daughter was killed in the Great Tokyo Air Raid, and now his Japanese American wife, Noriko, has been imprisoned by the brutal Thought Police. An American bomber, downed over Japan on the first day of August 1945, offers the scientist a surprising chance at salvation. The Imperial Army dispatches him to examine an unusual device recovered from the planes wreckagea bomb containing uraniumand tells him that if he can unlock its mysteries, his wife will be released. Working in secrecy under crushing pressure, Kan begins to disassemble the bomb and study its components. One of his assistants falls ill after mishandling the uranium, but his alarming deterioration, and Kans own symptoms, are ignored by the commanding officer demanding results. Desperate to stave off Japans surrender to the Allies, the army will stop at nothing to harness the weapons unimaginable power. They order Kan to prepare the bomb for manual detonation over a targeta suicide mission that will strike a devastating blow against the Americans. Kan is soon confronted with a series of agonizing decisions that will test his courage, his loyalty, and his very humanity. An extraordinary debut novel that is the result of twenty-seven years of work by its author, Daikon is a gripping and powerfully moving saga that calls to mind such classics as Cold Mountain. It is set amid the chaos and despair of the worlds third largest city lying in ruins, its population starving and its leadership under escalating assault from without and within. Here is a haunting epic of love, survival, and impossible choices that introduces a singular new voice on the literary landscape. "A sweeping and suspenseful novel of love and war, set in Japan during the final days of World War II, with a shocking historical premise: three atomic bombs were actually delivered to the Pacific-not two-and when one of them falls into the hands of the Japanese, the fate of a couple that has been separated from one another becomes entangled with the fate of this strange new device"-- This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
