Tsugami, the editor-in-chief of a newspaper in war-scarred Osaka, agrees to sponsor a bullfight. For months this great gamble consumes him, makes him as wary and combative as if he was in a ring himself. And, as he becomes ever more distant, his lover Sakiko is unsure if she would like to see him succeed or be destroyed.As much a story of post-war Japan as it is about the country's special brand of bullfighting, this novella is a masterly exploration of hope, ambition and despair. Yasushi Inoue's novella won him the prestigious Akutagawa Prize and established him as one of Japan's most acclaimed authors. From the planning of a bullfight, through Tsugami's struggle, his focus and his solitude - he crafts something intensely memorable, a profound and compelling existential tale.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2026-04-09
- Mått129 x 198 x undefined mm
- Vikt367 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor128
- FörlagPushkin Press
- ISBN9781805332022
- ÖversättareEmmerich, Michael