Synopsis
A lover, her daughter and the abandoned wife: three letters by three women reveal the tragic aftermath of a forbidden love affair. Shoko discovers her mother's infidelity through her diary, while Midori silently suffers as the abandoned wife. And then there is Saiko, the beautiful betrayer of her closest friend. Told from three different perspectives, The Hunting Gun explores the profound impact of an illicit passion. With a delicate touch, Inoue weaves together love, death, truth and loneliness in this timeless masterpiece.
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Born in 1907, Yasushi Inoue worked as a journalist and literary editor for many years, only beginning his prolific career as an author in 1949 with Bullfight. He went on to publish 50 novels and 150 short stories, both historical and contemporary, his work making him one of Japan's major literary figures. In 1976 Inoue was presented with the Order of Culture, the highest honour granted for artistic merit in Japan. He died in 1991.
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A lover, her daughter and the abandoned wife: three letters by three women reveal the tragic aftermath of a forbidden love affair. Shoko discovers her mother's infidelity through her diary, while Midori silently suffers as the abandoned wife. And then there is Saiko, the beautiful betrayer of her closest friend. Told from three different perspectives, The Hunting Gun explores the profound impact of an illicit passion. With a delicate touch, Inoue weaves together love, death, truth and loneliness in this timeless masterpiece.
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Paperback. Etat : New. 'Inoue wrote compassionately, but without a hint of sentimentality' TLS'Inoue writes hand-in-hand with Death, with a finger on the Trigger' LireA lover, her daughter and an abandoned wife: three women write letters revealing the tragic aftermath of a forbidden love affair. Saiko is beautiful, sophisticated - and disloyal to her cousin and closest friend. Midori, forsaken by her husband, takes a silent vengeance. And Shoko, Saiko's daughter, is left to make sense of family secrets. In this masterpiece of mid-century Japanese fiction, Inoue weaves together conflicting perspectives to tell a single story of love, death, truth and longing.Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.Translated by Michael Emmerich. Yasushi Inoue (1907-1991) worked as a journalist and literary editor for many years, beginning his prolific career as an author in 1949 with the novel Bullfight. He went on to publish fifty novels and 150 short stories, both historical and contemporary, becoming one of Japan's major literary figures. In 1976 Inoue was presented with the Order of Culture, the highest honour granted for artistic merit in Japan. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781805330394
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