The Hunting Gun

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Beschreibung

<b>"Delicate and powerful... a haunting, sensitive meditation on memory as well as a wonderful introduction to a master sorely underappreciated in the West. . . timeless, elegiac, and masterful" - <i>Shelf Awareness</i> </b>The story of a love affair and its tragic consequences, told through the letters of three women -- a contemporary translation of a Modern classic "A Japanese master. . . Inoue's humane and searching world view is there to be explored" - <i>The Spectator</i> Love, death, truth and loneliness are all intertwined in this masterpiece from one of Japan's greatest writers. <br>A tragedy in three letters: <i>the</i> masterpiece of one of Japan's greatest writers A lover, her daughter and the abandoned wife: three letters by three women tell the story of a love affair's tragic consequences. First Shoko, who finds out about the infidelity through reading her mother's diary; then Midori, the wife who has always known but never told; and finally the beautiful Saiko, the woman who has betrayed her best friend.Yasushi Inoue's poised, unsentimental novella is a powerful tale with universal resonance. Written from three different points of view, the story explores the impact of forbidden passion. Don't miss this stunning new edition of a celebrated translation of a Modern classic -- the best known and most accomplished novel by the beloved Japanese author of the acclaimed novella <i>Bullfight.</i>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781805330394

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 131 x 15 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Pushkin Press