One Man’s Justice by Akira Yoshimura, translated by Mark Ealey [in Christian Science Monitor]
03 Aug, by in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation
One Man's Justice, the third book by bestselling Japanese author Akira Yoshimura to be translated into English, is all about perspective: One man's justice proves to be his condemnation. Takuya, an officer in the Japanese Imperial...
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