Shima no Ama Hamish Hamilton readers can engage with Dazai’s

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Shima no Ama Hamish Hamilton readers can engage with Dazai’sFirst edition of Shima no Ama by Kusukazu Uraguchi (2024) First impression Large format hardcover in new condition. Pages clean, binding firm Text in English About For centuries, ama women divers have fed the Japanese imagination. These free divers collect abalone, shellfish and seaweed, the sale of which ensures their financial independence within the household. Kusukazu Uraguchi (1922 1988) has been photographing them in the Shima region, along the