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The Hunting Gun
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Series: Pushkin Press Classics
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ISBN10: 180533039X
ISBN13: 9781805330394
Publisher: Pushkin Press Classics
Published: Aug 6 2024
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.13
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781805330394
Publisher: Pushkin Press Classics
Published: Aug 6 2024
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.13
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
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.
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