Description
'Inoue wrote compassionately, but without a hint of sentimentality' TLS
'Inoue writes hand-in-hand with Death, with a finger on the Trigger' Lire
A lover, her daughter and an abandoned wife: three women write letters revealing the tragic aftermath of a forbidden love affair. Saiko is beautiful, sophisticated - and disloyal to her cousin and closest friend. Midori, forsaken by her husband, takes a silent vengeance. And Shoko, Saiko's daughter, is left to make sense of family secrets.
In this masterpiece of mid-century Japanese fiction, Inoue weaves together conflicting perspectives to tell a single story of love, death, truth and longing.
Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.
Translated by Michael Emmerich.
Yasushi Inoue (1907-1991) worked as a journalist and literary editor for many years, beginning his prolific caree
