Zero Over Berlin by Joh Sasaki makes its way to American readers as Publishers Weekly hails its excellence.
“A major Japanese talent in detective and thriller fiction appears in English with this excellent, compact WWII tale” —Publishers Weekly
“Sasaki layers meticulous detail in [Zero Over Berlin], inviting readers into his world.” —Asahi Shimbun
“Sasaki has crafted a high quality thriller based on a conceit of nonfiction that works—that the Zero fighter actually made it to Berlin.”—Mainichi Shimbun
“[Zero Over Berlin] is adventure fiction that sheds new light on German-Japanese relations on the eve of the war.”—Tokyo Shimbun
Don’t miss Joh Sasaki’s New York City appearances!
Sasaki will be part of a symposium on the two topics of 1) The Middle East, Then and Now, and 2) Japanese Entertainment in the U.S. Fellow discussants include Seiichi Miyake, bureau chief of the Americas for Nikkei Shimbun and Ioannis Mentzas, editorial director of Vertical. This event is taking place at Nippon Club on July 14, 2004 at 6:30 pm (free admission, W. 57th between 6th and 7th). He will also be speaking and signing at Kinokuniya Bookstore at Rockefeller Center on July 16, 2004 at 6:00 pm. See you there!
(All events will be conducted in Japanese only.)
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