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Available
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Publication
Tuttle Publishing (2000), Paperback, 169 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member omame
Although I could appreciate the complexities of both the protagonist and his wife, this book just plain depressed me. I feel guilty, because I know that I'm not evaluating the book for its literary value. Objectively, i could appreciate the work for its depth, its unapologetic portrayal of the main
That said, it could have just been a bad translation. I have a feeling that Meiji/Taisho era Japanese literature does not translate easily or well into English no matter how good the translation, anyhow. I'll have to read it in Japanese and reevaluate.
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character. Subjectively, though, seeing the world through his pessimistic, joyless eyes was claustrophobic. That said, it could have just been a bad translation. I have a feeling that Meiji/Taisho era Japanese literature does not translate easily or well into English no matter how good the translation, anyhow. I'll have to read it in Japanese and reevaluate.
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Language
Original language
Japanese
Original publication date
1915 (original Japanese)
1969 (English: McClellan)
Physical description
169 p.; 7.9 inches
ISBN
4805302585 / 9784805302583
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{Michikusa}