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Buch (Softcover): Belletristik
The Hunting Gun
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Pushkin Press Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: WVPDW6Q
EAN: 9781805330394
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Zustellung: Mi, 01.07.2026
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CHF 21.90
Beschreibung
"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.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Michael Emmerich
- Yasushi Inoue
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2024
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Detailformat
- Taschenbuch
Anzahl Seiten
- 109