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Thirst for Love
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ISBN10: 0375705074
ISBN13: 9780375705076
Publisher: Vintage
Published: Feb 22 1999
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.22 Depth: 7.98
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780375705076
Publisher: Vintage
Published: Feb 22 1999
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.22 Depth: 7.98
Language: English
Full of sexual torment, jealousy, and impossible-to-resolve longing, this novel from one of the outstanding writers of the world (The New York Times) presents a riveting portrait of the corrosive power of frustrated desire.
The protaganist is Etsuko, a young widow whose philandering husband died horribly from typhoid. After moving into the house of her father-in-law, her misery deepens as she numbly submits to the old man's advances. But soon Etsuko falls in love with the young servant, Saburo. Tormented by his indifference yet invigorated by her anguish, she makes one last, catastrophic, bid for his attentions.
The protaganist is Etsuko, a young widow whose philandering husband died horribly from typhoid. After moving into the house of her father-in-law, her misery deepens as she numbly submits to the old man's advances. But soon Etsuko falls in love with the young servant, Saburo. Tormented by his indifference yet invigorated by her anguish, she makes one last, catastrophic, bid for his attentions.
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