Unbidan
Acme Inc.
            {
    "id": 410018,
    "slug": "ghosts-of-the-tsunami-richard-lloyd-parry",
    "nstc": null,
    "title": "Ghosts of the Tsunami",
    "subtitle": null,
    "collection_title": null,
    "collection_part_number": null,
    "annotation": null,
    "description": "\u2018A remarkable and deeply moving book\u2019 Henry Marsh, bestselling author of Do No Harm\n\n\u2018A breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction\u2019 Times Literary Supplement\n\nOn 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of north-east Japan. It was Japan\u2019s greatest single loss of life since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.\n\nRichard Lloyd Parry, an award-winning foreign correspondent, lived through the earthquake in Tokyo, and spent six years reporting from the epicentre. Learning about the lives of those affected through their own personal accounts, he paints a rich picture of the impact the tsunami had on day to day Japanese life.\n\nHeart-breaking and hopeful, this intimate account of a tragedy unveils the unique nuances of Japanese culture, the tsunami\u2019s impact on Japan\u2019s stunning and majestic landscape and the psychology of its people.\n\nGhosts of the Tsunami is an award-winning classic of literary non-fiction. It tells the moving, evocative story of how a nation faced an unimaginable catastrophe and rebuilt to look towards the future.\n\n**WINNER OF THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE**",
    "additional_content": null,
    "bestseller_60": null,
    "imprint": null,
    "language_code": "eng",
    "original_language_code": null,
    "page_count": 301,
    "duration_seconds": null,
    "publication_date_first": "2017-01-01",
    "publication_date_latest": "2017-01-01",
    "cover_url": null,
    "editions": [],
    "ratings_count": 0,
    "read_count": 0,
    "review_count": 0,
    "favorite_count": 0,
    "reading_status_read_count": 0,
    "reading_status_reading_count": 0,
    "reading_status_want_to_read_count": 0,
    "rating_average": null,
    "ratings_distribution": {
        "1": 0,
        "2": 0,
        "3": 0,
        "4": 0,
        "5": 0
    },
    "hebban_rank": null,
    "created_at": "2025-09-19T13:42:30+00:00",
    "updated_at": "2025-11-14T00:33:52+00:00",
    "publisher": {
        "id": 7493,
        "slug": "random-house-uk-2",
        "name": "Random House UK",
        "gau": false,
        "created_at": "2025-09-19T13:40:39+00:00",
        "updated_at": "2025-09-19T15:13:00+00:00"
    },
    "contributors": [
        {
            "id": 252149,
            "slug": "richard-lloyd-parry-2",
            "key_names": "Parry",
            "names_before_key": "Richard",
            "prefix_to_key": "Lloyd",
            "contributor_role": "A01",
            "readable_contributor_role": "Author"
        }
    ],
    "genres": [],
    "subjects": [],
    "tags": [],
    "campaigns": []
}
        

Ghosts of the Tsunami

ID 410018
Slug ghosts-of-the-tsunami-richard-lloyd-parry
Contributors
Author : Richard Lloyd Parry
Annotation
Description ‘A remarkable and deeply moving book’ Henry Marsh, bestselling author of Do No Harm ‘A breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction’ Times Literary Supplement On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of north-east Japan. It was Japan’s greatest single loss of life since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Richard Lloyd Parry, an award-winning foreign correspondent, lived through the earthquake in Tokyo, and spent six years reporting from the epicentre. Learning about the lives of those affected through their own personal accounts, he paints a rich picture of the impact the tsunami had on day to day Japanese life. Heart-breaking and hopeful, this intimate account of a tragedy unveils the unique nuances of Japanese culture, the tsunami’s impact on Japan’s stunning and majestic landscape and the psychology of its people. Ghosts of the Tsunami is an award-winning classic of literary non-fiction. It tells the moving, evocative story of how a nation faced an unimaginable catastrophe and rebuilt to look towards the future. **WINNER OF THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE**
Bestseller 60
Genres
Subjects No subjects available
NSTC
Publisher Random House UK
Imprint
Language eng
Page count 301
Duration
Publication date first 2017-01-01
Publication date latest 2017-01-01
Cover URL
Editions No editions available

Ratings & Reviews

0.0
0 ratings
Sign in to rate
You need to be logged in to submit a rating.

Recent Reviews

No reviews yet. Be the first to review this book!