*Promotion as part of the Stone Bridge Fiction Series

Born into the burakumin-Japan's class of outcasts-Kenji Nakagami depicts the lives of his people in sensual language and stark detail. The Cape is a breakthrough novella about a burakumin community, their troubled memories, and complex family histories. Includes House on Fire and Red Hair. Kenji Nakagami (1946-92) was a prolific writer admired for his vigorous prose style.