Clouds Above the Hill - A Historical Novel of the Russo-Japanese War, Volume 2

Clouds above the Hill is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into English for the first time. In Volume II, Meiji Japan is on a collision course with Russia, as Russian troops stationed in Manchuria ignore repeated calls to withdraw. Admiral T¿g¿ leads a blockade and subsequent skirmish to at the strategically vital and heavily fortified Port Arthur, whilst Yoshifuru's cavalry in Manchuria manoeuvres for position as it approaches the Russian Army lines. The two armies clash at the battle of Liaoyang, where Japan seals a victory that shocks the world. An epic portrait of Japan in crisis, Clouds above the Hill combines graphic military history and highly readable fiction to depict an aspiring nation modernizing at breakneck speed.

List of contents

The translation will be published in four volumes. There will be maps with details of campaigns and battles; each volume is approx. 150,000 words.

About the author

Shiba Ry¿tar¿ (1923-1996) is one of Japan's best-known writers, famous for his direct tone and unflinching depictions of war. He was drafted into the Japanese Army, served in the Second World War and subsequently worked for the newspaper Sankei Shimbun. He is most famous for his numerous works of historical fiction.
Translated by Paul McCarthy, Andrew Cobbing, and Juliet Winters Carpenter
Edited by Phyllis Birnbaum

Product details

• Authors: Shiba Ryotaro, Shiba Ryōtarō
• Assisted by: Phyllis Birnbaum (Editor), Birnbaum Phyllis (Editor), Juliet Winters Carpenter (Translation), Carpenter Juliet Winters (Translation), Andrew Cobbing (Translation), Cobbing Andrew (Translation), Paul McCarthy (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2014
• EAN: 9781138858909
• ISBN: 978-1-138-85890-9
• No. of pages: 404
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction