Fires on the Plain

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gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation film
moderate
film adaptation
gptkbp:artMovement flashbacks
descriptive
gptkbp:associatedWith man vs. nature
strained
gptkbp:author gptkb:Shohei_Ooka
gptkbp:awards none
gptkbp:character gptkb:Private_Tamura
Tamura
survival and despair
gptkbp:characterDevelopment complex
resilient
survival instinct
gptkbp:community_engagement mixed reviews
gptkbp:conflict war
internal conflict
gptkbp:cultural_heritage enduring relevance
gptkbp:cultural_impact studied in literature courses
gptkbp:cultural_significance Japanese_perspective_on_war
gptkbp:depicts Japanese_soldiers
gptkbp:director gptkb:Kon_Ichikawa
gptkbp:evaluates based on real events
gptkbp:explores human condition
gptkbp:flavorProfile bleak
gptkbp:genre war fiction
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-war_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fires on the Plain
gptkbp:impact influenced later war literature
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Japanese_literature
gptkbp:inspiration Ooka's_experiences_in_war
gptkbp:ISBN 978-4-10-100001-0
gptkbp:language Japanese
gptkbp:motif isolation
gptkbp:narrativeStyle first-person
stream of consciousness
gptkbp:notable_winners highly regarded
gptkbp:notableQuote "The fire is a symbol of destruction."
gptkbp:pageCount 320
gptkbp:plot linear
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Japan
1957
gptkbp:publisher Shinchosha
gptkbp:releaseYear 1959
gptkbp:setting gptkb:World_War_II
1945
gptkbp:style realism
gptkbp:symbolism fire
gptkbp:symbolizes nature and war
gptkbp:theme existentialism
survival
gptkbp:translatedInto English
Yasuko Claremont