Beschreibung
Published for the first time in the UK, one of Japan's greatest modern female writers
In the late nineteenth century, Tomo, the faithful wife of a government official, is sent to Tokyo, where a heartbreaking task is awaiting her. From among hundreds of geishas and daughters offered up for sale by their families she must select a respectable young girl to become her husband’s new lover. Externally calm, but torn apart inside, Tomo dutifully begins the search for an official mistress.
The Waiting Years was awarded Japan’s most prestigious literary award, the Noma Prize.
In the late nineteenth century, Tomo, the faithful wife of a government official, is sent to Tokyo, where a heartbreaking task is awaiting her. From among hundreds of geishas and daughters offered up for sale by their families she must select a respectable young girl to become her husband’s new lover. Externally calm, but torn apart inside, Tomo dutifully begins the search for an official mistress.
The Waiting Years was awarded Japan’s most prestigious literary award, the Noma Prize.
Buchdetails
Format
Taschenbuch
Seiten
183 Seiten
Sprache
Englisch
Veröffentlicht
Nov 7, 2019
Verlag
Vintage Classics
Ausgaben
17 Ausgaben
ISBN-10
0099589451
ISBN-13
9780099589457