Human society is not made up of a minority of "good people" and a majority of bad ones. It's an inaccurate perception to regard someone as a saint or sinner by seeing only the good or bad side of someone. What my father has done is no more than what any human beeing has potential to do. -Oguma Fiji Return from Siberia. An artful biography.💫
Now this was my personal selection off the shelf; a biography like no other, simple and raw, with a lopsided background of WW1 in Japan and Russia. It's so difficult to pen the truth and i really appreciate when authors make a sincere attempt to do so. Return from Siberia is the biography of Oguma's father. It's a subtle discovery of a ordinary man in China, how he made a living, how lack of firm policies trickle down into hardship, the sacrifices he made to survive. Amidst political mayhem and several wars (or in anticipation of them), Oguma's father lives a life of struggle and constant migration.
I personally enjoyed reading this story with a rich flavour of history. Also had to look up WW1 timelines and events to make sense of each chapter. Truly knowledgable!🌻