Okinawan War Memory (Transgenerational Trauma and the War Fiction of Medoruma Shun)

This book examines Okinawan war memory through the lens of Medoruma Shun’s war fiction, and pays particular attention to the issues of second-generation war survivorship and transgenerational trauma. It explores how his texts contribute to knowledge about the war and its ongoing effects — on survivors, their offspring, and the larger community — in different ways from that of other modes of representation, such as survivor testimony, historical narrative, and realistic fiction.