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The Wind is Howling: The Autobiography of a Japanese Novelist
by
Ayako Miura
Translation and abridgement of 道ありき
Michi Ariki
(Shufunotomosha, 1969)
"'Now I am seeking only one thing--a world that is peaceful forever--but there are too many question marks.... 'What am I really doing here? What does it mean to live? What are we living for?...'
'I wonder if man can ever lose his loneliness? The wind is howling.'
"Ayako Miura is a well-known Japanese n ...more
"'Now I am seeking only one thing--a world that is peaceful forever--but there are too many question marks.... 'What am I really doing here? What does it mean to live? What are we living for?...'
'I wonder if man can ever lose his loneliness? The wind is howling.'
"Ayako Miura is a well-known Japanese n ...more
Paperback
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190 pages
Published
December 1st 1990
by O M F Books
(first published 1976)
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This book is Miura's disclosure to her Japanese readers of the Christian journey she made from a Japanese unbeliever to a Japanese Christian. In many of her books, she does not bring out an explicit Christian story, but she will put the characters in a situation where the conclusion aligns with Christian faith rather than Japanese values.
Miura reveals that she was a person who did not fit in, which in Japanese society is a great problem. Everyone tries to blend in and be as much alike outwardly ...more
Miura reveals that she was a person who did not fit in, which in Japanese society is a great problem. Everyone tries to blend in and be as much alike outwardly ...more
This autobiography helped me understand an animistic worldview as Ayako described the despair she felt before she met Jesus.
Very very good. There were some points where I forgot that it was an autobiography and read it like fiction.
As I was reading Ms. Miura's autobiography, I felt as though I was right there with her. This woman was definitely blessed by God and her struggles helped her become a great woman of God. One day, I hope I can be able to visit the literature museum that is dedicated to her in Asahikawa, Japan.
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“Although some of the people at church rejected and even denounced me, this did not particularly hinder me in my search. Rather, the fact that there were church people as weak and foolish as I was myself gave me a deep sense of reassurance. Arrogantly I thought, 'If God accepts that sort of person, isn't it possible thatHe will even accept me?' And I began to read the Bible more attentively.”
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