Description: The story of four sisters from the Osaka merchant class in the years immediately before World War II and their attempt to maintain a vanishing way of life in the face of the threatening onrush of modernity. One of the best novelistic por...
Synopsis The story of four sisters from the Osaka merchant class in the years immediately before World War II and their attempt to maintain a vanishing way of life in the face of the threatening onrush of modernity. One of the best novelistic portraits of a family, and one of the greatest Japanese and 20th century novels.
Details
Publication Date:
1995-10-01
Edition Description:
Reprint
Size
Length:
530 pages
Height:
8.3 in
Width:
5.5 in
Thickness:
1.0 in
Weight:
13.6 oz
Publisher's Note Four sisters of a respected Japanese family find different ways to cope with the harsh realities of life in postwar Japan.
Industry Reviews "Set in Osaka's pre-World War II years, this classic Japanese novel portrays a family's--and culture's--struggle toward modernity." Gleick