Ayako, by Osamu Tezuka, 704 pages
Every now and then, I read a book that has been translated
into English, and while the words make perfect sense, I get the feeling that
something has been lost in translation.
Ayako is considered to be a thinly veiled recounting of post-war
Japanese politics, which doesn’t always put the Japanese government in a
positive light. To me, though, the story
was about a sleazy family that locks a young girl in their basement in order to
prevent her from telling anyone that she witnessed the murder of her best
friend. Ayako grows up knowing only the confined space of the basement and the subverted love of her brother. Like most Tezuka works, this is definitely for adults, and adults who aren't squeamish about sexuality and violence. Not my favorite.
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