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Confessions of Love

Phyllis Birnbaum

3.5/5 ( ratings)

In this novel Uno Chiyo has created one of the most memorable love stories in Japanese literature. It is the story of Yuasa Jōji, a famous artist who returns to Japan after many years in Paris. Once back in Tokyo, he receives love letters from a fervent young woman who begs him to meet her--importunings that start him on a bizarre round of romantic adventures.

Writing here at the height of her powers, one of Japan's foremost women writers explores both the folly and the inevitability of human passion, leading the reader to a startling revelation of how lives can be destroyed by the compulsions of love.

Pages: 168

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Release: January 01, 1989

ISBN: 0824811763

ISBN 13: 9780824811761

Confessions of Love

Phyllis Birnbaum

3.5/5 ( ratings)

In this novel Uno Chiyo has created one of the most memorable love stories in Japanese literature. It is the story of Yuasa Jōji, a famous artist who returns to Japan after many years in Paris. Once back in Tokyo, he receives love letters from a fervent young woman who begs him to meet her--importunings that start him on a bizarre round of romantic adventures.

Writing here at the height of her powers, one of Japan's foremost women writers explores both the folly and the inevitability of human passion, leading the reader to a startling revelation of how lives can be destroyed by the compulsions of love.

Pages: 168

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Release: January 01, 1989

ISBN: 0824811763

ISBN 13: 9780824811761

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