![[Signed] Into a Black Sun. Vietnam 1964-65. Kaiko, Takeshi [author],Segawa Seigle, Secilia [translator] [Near Fine] [Hardcover]](https://r.kelkoo.com/resize.php?country=ca&merchantId=100567270&categoryId=5101&trackingId=96985762&width=auto&height=auto&image=https%3A%2F%2Fpictures.abebooks.com%2Finventory%2F31177922037_3.jpg&sign=sDpKF51bThYt4A1169lI8Q6Q.2N4VTL6Qg1BuUE9b2o-)
Takeshi Kaiko [Ken Kaiko] (1930-1989) was a prominent post-war writer, considered a leftist, former war correspondent. ""Into a Black Sun"" (Kagayakeru yami) is a firsthand narration by a Japanese journalist describing the life of American soldiers in South Vietnam. He paints a sharp and candid picture of the wars he witnessed - World War II in Osaka and the American aggression in Asia. ""As an activist, he protested Japan's support for US Southeast Asia policy, and this fiery and honest account won him the Mainichi Cultural Prize,"" writes Ian Maloney, Japan Times, February 11 2017. One volume complete. 21.6x16.9cm. 214p. Obi in very good condition. Dust jacket slightly browned and very lightly soiled. Original green cloth hardcover. Near fine condition. Endpaper signed in black marker: Kaiko . Text in English.
