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On Rereleasing The Bells of Nagasaki to the World
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Tokusaburō Nagai, the grandson of Nagai Takashi, reflects on the legacy and status of his grandfather’s literature and memory. He discusses the significance of publishing a new English translation of the book Nagasaki no kane (conventionally translated as The Bells of Nagasaki) as a version that now includes the original Japanese text side-by-side. Tokusaburō is the director of the Nagasaki municipal Nagai Takashi Memorial Museum and thus serves as the custodian of his grandfather’s memory. This chapter provides us insight into the ongoing work to keep his grandfather’s legacy alive today among Nagasaki memoryscapes.
Title: On Rereleasing The Bells of Nagasaki to the World
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Tokusaburō Nagai, the grandson of Nagai Takashi, reflects on the legacy and status of his grandfather’s literature and memory.
He discusses the significance of publishing a new English translation of the book Nagasaki no kane (conventionally translated as The Bells of Nagasaki) as a version that now includes the original Japanese text side-by-side.
Tokusaburō is the director of the Nagasaki municipal Nagai Takashi Memorial Museum and thus serves as the custodian of his grandfather’s memory.
This chapter provides us insight into the ongoing work to keep his grandfather’s legacy alive today among Nagasaki memoryscapes.
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