EAN: 9781805330394

THE HUNTING GUN - YASUSHI INOUE TASCHENBUCH

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 - Shelf Awareness 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 - The Spectator
Love  death  truth and loneliness are all intertwined in this masterpiece from one of Japan's
greatest writers. A tragedy in three letters: the 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 Bullfight.

Aktuelle Preise zur EAN 9781805330394

Produktinformationen zur 9781805330394