Lurid depictions of sex and impotence, themes of emperor worship and violence, the use of realism and myth--these characterize the fiction of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo. Susan Napier discovers surprising similarities as well as provocative dissimilarities in the work of two writers of radically different political orientations. Napier places Yukio’s and Kenzaburo’s fiction in the context of postwar Japanese political and social realities and, in a new preface for the paperback edition, reflects on each writer’s position in the tradition of Japanese literature.

Lurid depictions of sex and impotence, themes of emperor worship and violence, the use of realism and myth - these characterize the fiction of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo. Napier discovers similarities as well as dissimilarities in the work of two writers of radically different political orientations. Napier places Yukio's and Kenzaburo's fiction in the context of postwar Japanese political and social realities and, in a new preface for the paperback edition, reflects on each writer's position in the tradition of Japanese literature.

Dead. Abandoned. Left behind. The Nashville civic center is a haven for all of these. Lenny and Rebecca have crossed hell and high water to make it to the run down sanctuary, but now what? Food is in short supply and their dwindling water source isn't easily replaced. But something much darker and more treacherous is what forces them to leave the safety of the civic center's brick walls. Along with a small group of survivors, they set off on journey across a wasteland that was once their home. As the clock ticks, Lenny and Rebecca must race against time to have any chance of keeping everyone alive. It's kill or be killed and Lenny is back in his element doing what he does best. Unfortunately, it's gonna take a bit more than survival skills to make it out of this one. ---Escape "It's time to cowboy up!"

Book 1 of the YA apocalyptic Wasteland trilogy. When environmental collapse forces the Job Creators to retreat to sealed domes, those left behind have two choices: fight for survival or perish. For years, seventeen-year-old Alessandro Bonanno has managed to scrape out a living by digging out scrap from derelict buildings. Were it not for his determination to save his seven-year-old brother, Enzo, Alessandro might have chosen the easy way out, as his father has, disappearing down a bottle of cheap liquor. Alessandro’s situation becomes far more precarious and dangerous when the Creators flee, taking all semblance of law and order with them. With no other options, he agrees to work for a crime lord in exchange for protection for himself and his brother. But the deeper the crime lord draws Alessandro into her web, the more he fears he and his brother will never escape. Born seventeen years ago on a Creator’s farming collective, Valeria Lagunes has never known anything other than a life of toil under the relentless sun. Despite what the Creators’ propaganda insists, crop yields are dwindling with each passing year, begging the question of which lives will be prioritized when there isn’t enough food to go around. Yet as terrified as Valeria is of the impending famine, those fears are nothing compared to what her community must face when the Creators abandon them. Suddenly, the people of the collective are no longer just simple farmers. In this new lawless world, they must become warriors in order to defend their own. But can Valeria live with herself when forced to make decisions that go against every conviction she holds most dear?

The Wasteland Soldier, Book 2The Cloud Wars have ravaged the land, scorched the sky and all but annihilated mankind. There are no countries, no borders, only survivors.Stone, the wasteland soldier, has emerged from the Southern Deserts, leading a rag-tag collection of companions to the peaceful village of Dessan where they are offered food and shelter in return for helping to construct a wall around the settlement.Growing close to one of the villagers, Stone learns that a dark shadow hangs over Dessan. Determined to put things right he and his companions make a stand against a violent clan known as the Collectors, mercenaries trading humans to a terrible facility called Tamnica.But when they are captured and encarserated behind Tamnica's brutal walls, they will be pushed to breaking point as they scrape together a plan of escape.Yet escape is only the beginning ...With memorable characters such as the Map Maker, the Brute and the Thinker, Escape from Tamnica is the thrilling and dramatic sequel to A Fractured World.

The wasteland stretched endlessly beneath a perpetually overcast sky. Dust swirled through the desolate landscape, where rusted vehicles and crumbling buildings stood as ghostly reminders of a bygone era. Amidst this devastation, Rex, a solitary bounty hunter, trekked through the barren land. His silhouette cut a stark figure against the backdrop of the destruction. Rex's camp was a small haven amidst the chaos. Constructed from scavenged materials, it consisted of a makeshift shelter, a carefully stacked supply pile, and a flickering fire casting long, dancing shadows. The fire's warm glow contrasted with the cold desolation outside. Sitting by the fire, Rex meticulously sharpened his combat knife. Each stroke of the whetstone was rhythmic, providing a brief escape from his weighty thoughts. In his hand was a crumpled photograph-a weathered image depicting a vibrant landscape, a smiling woman, and a child at play. It was a relic from a time before the apocalypse, a fragment of a life he could barely remember. Every night, as he gazed at the photograph, he was haunted by the question: What had happened to that world? His dreams were plagued by fleeting memories-snippets of laughter, warmth, and a sense of belonging that seemed just out of reach. These fragmented visions only deepened his resolve to uncover the truth. The photograph was his only link to a past he had lost, a beacon of hope and a symbol of the life he once knew and the world he longed to restore.

Life was going well for Marcel the seal, until THEY arrived. They betrayed him, killed his brother and took his home away. Marcel and his mother are forced into hiding out of fear. His father has left for an unknown reason, they have no interaction with the outside ocean, and Marcel knows minimal survival skills. This all changes when the storms rage in. Marcel's curiosity trumps his fear, and he is swept away by the massive current, unconscious and weak. Join Marcel as he struggles to survive as a seal-out-of-water in this epic adventure story against humanity itself. But Marcel is not alone. An odd trio, all with unique and extreme backgrounds, adopt him as a brother. They must band together against a common threat to save what is left on the island, before the mass amounts of garbage overwhelm it. But ally and traitor are very interchangeable terms. Marcel is in a constant struggle of who to believe: his new allies, or one of his own blood. Join Marcel on an adventure you don't want to miss out on and see the destruction that humanity has brought upon the ocean first-hand as Marcel and other attempt to finally escape; The Wasteland Isles.