The Samurai's Garden
A Novel
$24.93
- Paperback
211 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2001
Summary
On the eve of the Second World War, a young Chinese man is sent to his family’s summer home in Japan to recover from tuberculosis. He will rest, swim in the salubrious sea and paint in the brilliant shoreside light. It will be quiet and solitary. But he meets four local residents—a beautiful Japanese girl and three older people. What then ensues is a tale that readers will find at once classical yet utterly unique. Young Stephen has his own adventure, but it is the unfolding story of Matsu, S…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780312144074 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0312144075 |
| Author: | Gail Tsukiyama |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 211 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2001 |
| Weight: | 225g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 139mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“Tsukiyama brings a fluid, smooth elegance to the complicated story she tells.” –The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
“An exraordinary graceful and moving novel about goodness and beauty. Tsukiyama is a wise and spellbinding storytelling.” –Booklist
“Beautifully crafted … Tsukiyama’s writing is crystalline and delicate, and notably in her evocative of time and place.” –Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Gail Tsukiyama
Gail Tsukiyama lives in El Cerrito, California. Born to a Chinese mother and a Japanese father in San Francisco, she is also the author of “Women of the Silk”, “Night Of Many Dreams”, and “Language of Threads”.
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