An artist of the floating world

206 pages

English language

Published 1986 by Faber and Faber.

ISBN:
978-0-571-13608-7
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OCLC Number:
12615099

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As Japan rebuilds her cities after the calamity of World War II, the celebrated painter Masuji Ono should be enjoying a tranquil retirement. But as his memories continually return to a life and career deeply touched by the rise of Japanese militarism, a dark shadow begins to grow over his serenity.

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Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war -- Fiction
  • Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
  • Older men -- Fiction
  • Artists -- Fiction
  • Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952 -- Fiction