The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

Synopsis of The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

«The Street of a Thousand Blossoms» is the historical novel by Gail Tsukiyama, published by St. Martin's Press in paperback (422 pages, in English).

In 1939, two orphaned brothers live in Tokyo: Hiroshi wants to be a sumo wrestler and Kenji is drawn to the masks of Noh theatre. When war shakes their neighbourhood, their lives cross with those of a sumo master's daughters in a story about tradition, family and renewal.

First edition of 2007, in paperback and with 422 pages, published in English by St. Martin's Press.

For readers of historical fiction and family fiction set in Japan during the Second World War.