FATHER

About the Book

"Father" is the story of an American business man who works to make a living in Japan for himself, his Japanese wife and his two children.  It is a story of loyalty and betrayal, success and failure.  His own weaknesses contribute to his problems as does the Japanese culture.  We are left finally with the question, "ultimately, is he a success or a failure?"  What actually is success?  What is failure?

About the Author

Arthur Eikamp grew up in South Dakota during the depression of the 1930s. After working his way through college and graduate school he married Norma Blewitt from New York. They spent the next two years working with agricultural migrants from the Rio Grande to the Canadian border. They then went to Japan and lived there for 35 years. Before leaving Japan to return to the U. S. he received a medal from the Japanese ministry of education, at which time they were ushered in to meet Emperor Hirohito who thanked them for their service to Japan.