World War II is vexatious. It vexes those of us who lost much in that horrific carnage. It vexes a current generation of youth who have been de-historicized from that period.
It is difficult to write about the first war that ravaged Earth on a worldwide scale. Many have tried, some have succeeded. It is conscientious of Kerri Sakamoto to base her second novel on aspects of that war. A central site that serves various narrative functions in One Hundred Million Hearts is the Yakisuni Shrine in Tokyo.
