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Name: Grass for my pillow
Author: Maruya, Saiichi

📘 Grass for my pillow by Maruya, Saiichi

Set amid the turmoil of World War II in Japan, *Grass for My Pillow* follows the quiet struggle of Shokichi Hamada, a conscientious objector who refuses to join the military. Instead of facing the draft, Hamada disappears into rural society, becoming a wandering peddler. His solitary journey through the war‑torn landscape offers a contemplative look at resistance, identity, and the moral choices people confront during times of conflict, spanning the war’s final years up to its end in 1945.

First publish date: October 15, 2002

Genre: War & Military Fiction/World War II Fiction

Authors: Maruya, Saiichi

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