Post-WWII Japan, from a Japanese perspective. Thanks for the great pick Catherine. I'm SO intrigued by this one!
Amazon's summary of the book:
In An Artist of the Floating World, Kazuo Ishiguro offers readers of the English language an authentic look at postwar Japan, "a floating world" of changing cultural behaviors, shifting societal patterns and troubling questions. Ishiguro, who was born in Nagasaki in 1954 but moved to England in 1960, writes the story of Masuji Ono, a bohemian artist and purveyor of the night life who became a propagandist for Japanese imperialism during the war. But the war is over. Japan lost, Ono's wife and son have been killed, and many young people blame the imperialists for leading the country to disaster. What's left for Ono? Ishiguro's treatment of this story earned a 1986 Whitbread Prize.
We'll meet to discuss on November 9, 7 pm. Trinyan's house--9 Gleim Road, Whitehouse Station. Catherine will lead the discussion.
Trouble getting your hands on this book? Amazon.com has used copies available starting at around $6, including shipping. I have two copies and will share. Quick readers out there . . . when you are finished, pass your copy around. Apparently some local libraries don't carry this one.
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