St. Martin's Griffin The Samurai's Garden

Ich lese eigentlich wenig Romane aber dieses Buch hat mich von Anfang an hingerissen. Sehr angenehm zu lesende Sprache und die Charaktere sind allesamt ausgezeichnet. Ich würds jedem empfehlen der nach dem Lesen der Beschreibung denkt er wäre interessiert.

I absolutely loved the story. I felt like it was a slow song that wound it's way around my heart. It is just and ordinary story of four characters written in a way that make it extra ordinary. The last time a book touched me like this when I read A thousand splendid suns by Khalid Hosseini. In today's world of so much hate and war, fueled by racism and prejudice this books gives us an essence of humanity and teaches us that humanity is far above petty wars, traditional definitions of beauty and shows us a true meaning of love, relationships and friendship.

Una gran libro de lectura muy agradable. Muy recomendable para alumnos de comienzan a estudiar el nivel B2. Formato estupendo!!!

This is a beautifully written tale about a Hong Kong Chinese boy sent to Japan in the 1930's to convalesce after a bout of tuberculosis. The simplicity of the story and the economy of the language used helps the reader to focus on the profound nature of the events described.The characters are well drawn and even though some of the events that unfold are tragic and arise from human weakness, it left me with a positive and uplifting view of human nature.There is an interesting contrast between the gentle unfolding of the tale and the politeness of the lead characters, with the momentous, tragic and even violent events in people's lives. I knew little of the relationship between Japanese and Chinese cultures in the period immediately before the Second World War, and this book helped me to gain useful insights.I would heartily recommend this book.

この本は、アメリカ合衆国のHigh School(高校)にて国語の時間に教科書としても読まれることもある作品です。日本の学生さんならば、大学生ぐらいからなら読みやすいかと思います。確かに、日本の古いイメージが「思い込まれて」しまう怖さはありますが（笑）、それは1937年〜を舞台としているこの本の特徴でもあると思います。作品としては美しい英語の文章で、作者の思いが詰め込まれているのがわかります。私的には、伝染病への恐怖をもつ人々の気持ちも初めて感じた作品でもあります。