Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Translator’s Introduction ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. 1. His Arrival 1
6. 2. Sachiko 12
7. 3. A Spy 31
8. 4. A Minor Secret 44
9. 5. Dark Surging Waves 63
10. 6. The Place of Death 81
11. 7. The Student Dormitory 95
12. 8. A Conversation About Love 114
13. 9. Anguish 129
14. 10. Escape 148
15. 11. Girlish Innocence 162
16. 12. A Summer Ablaze 178
17. 13. The Death of Kolbe 198
18. 14. Step by Step 219
19. 15. That Day 246
20. 16. A Decision 261
21. 17. As Though There Were No War 280
22. 18. Letters from Shūhei 292
23. 19. Dark Days 306
24. 20. 1944 327
25. 21. And Sachiko . . . 344
26. 22. Requiem 364
27. 23. August 9 373
28. 24. Aftermath 397
29. Author’s Afterword 405
30. Appendix: Synopsis of Kiku’s Prayer 407