Although Before the Dawn is the story of the author\'s family and of the Meiji restoration, it is much more than that; the aftermath of the events that form its context have fundamentally altered the nature of the world we live in.
He created this novel out of his personal and artistic needs, and out of his sense of the need of Japan and the world community to know the s.
Its author was a man of sophistication and erudition even though he was not given to virtuoso displays of either quality.
Although Before the Dawn is the story of the author\'s family and of the Meiji restoration, it is much more than that; the aftermath of the events that form its context have fundamentally altered the nature of the world we live in
