The pure land
Spence, Alan, 1947-2007
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'The Pure Land' relives in fiction the arc of Thomas Glover's true-life rise and fall, and forges a hundred-year saga that culminates in the annihilation of Nagasaki in 1945. It spans the feudal and the atomic ages, east and west, global history and private passion.
Main title:
The pure land / Alan Spence.
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Edition:
Large print ed.
Imprint:
Oxford : ISIS, 2007.
Collation:
480 p.
Notes:
Originally published: Edinburgh: Canongate, 2006.
ISBN:
9780753177778 (pbk)
Dewey class:
FICTION
Local class:
FICTION
Language:
English
Subject:
Glover, Thomas Blake, 1838-1911 -- FictionGlover, Thomas Blake, 1838-1911 -- Relations with women -- FictionMerchants -- Scotland -- FictionMerchants -- Japan -- FictionJapan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912 -- FictionJapan -- History -- 1912-1945 -- FictionBiographical fictionLarge type booksHistorical
BRN:
418198
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