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Three-Cornered World

Three-Cornered World

Author(s):
Soseki Natsume
ISBN: 9784805302019
Format: Paperback
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Author: Soseki Natsume
ISBN: 9784805302019
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Tuttle

The novel tells of an artist who retreats to the mountains, where he stays at a remote, almost deserted hotel. There he becomes intrigued by the mysterious hostess, O-Nami, who reminds him of the John Millais painting Ophelia.

Ostensibly looking for subjects to paint, the artist makes only a few sketches, but instead writes poetry. This poetry is inserted into a text that consists of scenes from the artist's reclusive life and essay-like meditations on art and the artist's position in society. In these musings, the artist quotes and mentions a variety of Japanese, Chinese and European painters, poets and novelists.
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