Delayed spring

by Rashid Dossett

During the early 1860s, some of the Guaján merchants sailed to Japan. Victoria (from the Portuguese community), and some of her Spanish friends, joined the business trip. In Tokyo, however, they were drawn into a local political conflict between the supporters and opposers of the Meiji reforms. They were arrested, on false charges, and scattered throughout the country. While the conflict escalated further, Victoria adapted to her new life in a remote village in the Japanese Alps. She joined a temple choir and she even made two friends. There was a dark side to her success, as a foreigner, also made her a target...

148 pages, Paperback

Published November 2, 2017

About the author

Rashid Dossett is an anthropologist, latin americanist, europeanist, sociologist, and novelist from Curaçao.
He studied at Leiden University and Erasmus University Rotterdam.
He conducted fieldwork in Guatemala in 2019 for his Masters Degree in Latin American Studies.
He also resided in Seoul, Korea in 2020 and early 2021 conducting volunteer work.
He publishes historical fiction based on research into colonial empires (especially the Spanish Empire).
From time to time, he also publishes non-fiction (anthropological and/or sociological work).
His novels are for young adults and older!
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