Book description
In the early 1950s, numerous cases of organic mercury poisoning were discovered in the fishing villages around Minamata, Japan. Yet for decades after, victims of what is now known as Minamata disease suffered neglect, discrimination, and ostracism by Minamata residents, local government, labor unions, Minamata disease certification committees, and fishers'âŚ
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1 author picked Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is another tear-jerker.
It tells the story of one of Japanâs worst manmade environmental disasters. The author documents the suffering of victims of mercury poisoning caused by consuming seafood tainted by industrial waste. The lyrical descriptions of people and place contrast starkly with the sheer horror of the events being depicted.Â
There are other books on Minamata disease, but this oneâpart oral history and part ânew journalismââhits closest to home. I couldnât stop reading it.
From Bruce's list on Japanese environmental history.
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