A
powerful, evocative novel of international betrayal, Tokyo
Joe tells a story of Major Julian Bonner, a retired US soldier,
confidante of General MacArthur, zen master, and yakuza boss,
who is deported after forty-two years in Japan.
The
Japanese say he fixed a baseball game. Julian Bonner says the
Japanese wanted to silence him, and he knows why. As a young officer
in World War II, Julian Bonner has first hand knowledge about
the secret activities of the 731-Corps—the hidden story of medical
experiments carried out on Allied prisoners of war and Chinese
civilians.
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Praise
“The
best book on the 731-Corps I’ve read.”
—Bernard Trink, Bangkok Post
“Moore
has constructed what is becoming increasingly rare: a novel that
combines meaningful ideas with deep emotion, a novel in which
social, political and personal themes all intermingle . . . and
it can only be hoped that the novel will achieve the international
recognition it deserves.”
—The Daily Yomiuri
“Moore
is also a playwright and this shines through in his fiercely
dramatic prose reminiscent of Samuel Beckett’s style.”
—The Nation
“Insight
into the underbellies of Japan and the USA… incredibly intriguing…a
book to savour, like a good port after dinner. Most enjoyable.”
—Chiang Mai Mail
