Books
by Natsume Soseki
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The Gate |
On the surface, this is a simple story about a humble Japanese clerk and his loving wife, both resigned to a life of limited prospects. However, this is a Japanese novel. Just as with a classic sumi-e brush and ink drawing, with its suggestive blank spaces, "The Gate" asks you to imagine what has been left out. Read the edition with an introduction by Pico Iyer.
(Sharron Calkins - bwl 98 Autumn 2020) |
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