Confessions of Love / / Uno Chiyo.
In this novel Uno Chiyo has created one of the most memorable love stories in Japanese literature. It is the story of Yuasa Jōji, a famous artist who returns to Japan after many years in Paris. Once back in Tokyo, he receives love letters from a fervent young woman who begs him to meet her--importun...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2022] ©1989 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (168 p.) |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- TRANSLATOR'S NOTE -- CONFESSION OF LOVE -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND TRANSLATOR |
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| Summary: | In this novel Uno Chiyo has created one of the most memorable love stories in Japanese literature. It is the story of Yuasa Jōji, a famous artist who returns to Japan after many years in Paris. Once back in Tokyo, he receives love letters from a fervent young woman who begs him to meet her--importunings that start him on a bizarre round of romantic adventures.Writing here at the height of her powers, one of Japan’s foremost women writers explores both the folly and the inevitability of human passion, leading the reader to a startling revelation of how lives can be destroyed by the compulsions of love. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780824845476 9783110564150 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9780824845476 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Uno Chiyo. |