Vintage Hardcover Book Songs from the Slums Toyohiko Kagawa 1935 Cokesbury Press

Vintage Hardcover Book Songs from the Slums Toyohiko Kagawa 1935 Cokesbury Press Interpretations by Lois Erickson, introduction by Sherwood Eddy. Illustrations by Julian Brazelton. First Edition. Illustrated by b/w. line drawings Size 8'' x 4.75'' x 0.5'', weight 8 oz, 98 pages Black cloth with gold lettering. Very Good pre-owned condition A short collection of poems by a minister in the slums. The poems feel psalm-like in their emotional expression and pleas to God. The poems recall the author's poverty as a young boy in Japan; Kagawa wrote these poems when he was a consumptive boy living in the slums of Japan. Surrounded by hideous things - plague, stench, disease - he sees children kicked naked into the streets; a little girl he loves sold. When put into prison as an agitator, the stars shining through iron bars are his only friends. A tiny one rescued from professional baby-killers and dying in his arms, flutters back to life when she feels his tears upon her face. **** If you’re new to Poshmark - Welcome! Use our sign-up code PROJECTRELOVE to get $15 off your first purchase.**** ** Si vous êtes nouveau sur Poshmark - Bienvenue ! Utilisez notre code d'inscription PROJECTRELOVE pour obtenir 15 $ de réduction sur votre premier achat.** All measurements & weights given are approximate, and should be used for reference purposes only. We use recycled materials to ship our products. TB1134