| Description |
270 pages ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
When the body of Saga Atsushi, Japan's preeminent connoisseur of ukiyo-e (woodblock prints), is pulled from the ocean off the coast of Tohoku, having apparently committed suicide, the shocked Japanese art world turns out to mourn his death. Among them is Ryohei, an up-and-coming young ukiyo-e scholar and research assistant to Saga's colleague-turned-rival, Professor Nishijima. But a chance encounter with an old friend makes Ryohei wonder if there might be more to Saga's death than meets the eye?--publisher description |
| Notes |
"This book has been selected by the Japanese Literature Publishing Project (JLPP), an initiative of the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan"--page facing t.p |
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Originally published in Japan by Kodansha, Ltd., c1986 |
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Translated from Japanese |
| Subject |
Japanese fiction -- Translations into English.
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Painting, Japanese -- Fiction.
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Ukiyoe -- Fiction.
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Japan -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Novels.
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| Author |
MacDonald, Ian.
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Japanese Literature Publishing Project (JLPP)
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| ISBN |
0857281291 |
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9780857281296 |
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