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The martyr and the red kimono : a fearless priest's sacrifice and a new generation of hope in Japan / Naoko Abe.
Van Pelt Library BX4700.K64 A24 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abe, Naoko, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Japan--Church history--20th century.
- Japan.
- Japan--History--20th century.
- Japan--Biography.
- Kolbe, Maximilian, Saint, 1894-1941.
- Kolbe, Maximilian.
- Ozaki, Tōmei, 1928-2021.
- Ozaki, Tōmei.
- Asari, Masatoshi.
- Catholic Church--Missions--Japan.
- Catholic Church.
- Christian martyrs--Poland--Biography.
- Christian martyrs.
- Christian saints--Poland--Biography.
- Christian saints.
- Nazi concentration camp inmates--Poland--Biography.
- Nazi concentration camp inmates.
- Missions, Polish--Japan.
- Missions, Polish.
- Conventuals--Japan--Biography.
- Conventuals.
- Friars--Japan--Biography.
- Friars.
- Teachers--Japan--Biography.
- Teachers.
- Cherry--Japan--History--20th century.
- Cherry.
- World War, 1939-1945--Influence.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Japan.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 435 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Chatto & Windus, 2024.
- Summary:
- "The remarkable true story of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, and the two men in war-torn Japan whose lives he changed forever. On the 14th of August 1941, a Polish priest named Maximilian Maria Kolbe was murdered in Auschwitz. Kolbe's life had been remarkable. Fiercely intelligent and driven, he founded a movement of Catholicism and spent several years in Nagasaki, ministering to the 'hidden Christians' who had emerged after centuries of oppression. A Polish nationalist as well as a priest, he gave sanctuary to fleeing refugees and ran Poland's largest publishing operation, drawing the wrath of the Nazis. His death was no less remarkable: he volunteered to die, saving the life of a fellow prisoner. It was an act that profoundly transformed the lives of two Japanese men. Tomei Ozaki was just seventeen when the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, destroying his home and his family. Masatoshi Asari worked on a farm in Hokkaido during the war and was haunted by the inhumane treatment of prisoners in a nearby camp. Forged in the crucible of an unforgiving war, both men drew inspiration from Kolbe's sacrifice, dedicating their lives to humanity and justice. Ozaki followed in his footsteps and became a friar. Asari created cherry trees as peace offerings. In The Martyr and the Red Kimono, award-winning author Naoko Abe weaves together a deeply moving and inspirational true story of resistance, sacrifice, guilt and atonement"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Prologue
- Prisoner 16670: Father Maximilian Kolbe
- Survival: Kōichi Tagawa, aka Tōmei Ozaki
- Shock: Masatoshi Asari
- Introduction
- The rulers and the ruled, 1894-1929
- Men in black, 1930-1936
- Glory and defeat, 1936-1945
- Cries and whispers, 1945
- The aftermath, 1946-1951
- Repentence and discovery, 1951-1970
- Towards the light, 1971-1989
- Blossoms of hope, 1990-2023.
- Survival: KMichi Tagawa, aka TMmei Ozaki
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1784744530
- 9781784744533
- OCLC:
- 1390190491
- Publisher Number:
- 99996716994
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