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Synopsis
Following the death of her son, Mieko Toganō takes an increasing interest in the personal affairs of her widowed daughter-in-law, Yasuko. Devastated by her loss, she skillfully manipulates the relationships between Yasuko and the two men who are in love with her, encouraging a dalliance that will have terrible consequences. Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows, is Mieko's mentally-handicapped daughter, who has her own role to play in her mother's bizarre schemes. In Masks, Enchi has crafted a stunning and understated novel of seduction and infidelity.
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Review
A subtle examination of universal female behavior. "People
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[Enchi s] allusions to the masks of N plays and to the classic "The Tale of Genji, " the brilliant way she layers and interweaves the ancient, the more recent past and the present are haunting and rich. A fictional enchantment. "Publishers Weekly
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Enchi s writing has some of the same amniotic fluidity as Tolstoy s, an almost bodily, floating immersion into the effortless habitat of the story. "The American Reader
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Clear and powerful. . . . Almost imperceptively woven. "Kirkus""
"A subtle examination of universal female behavior." --People
"[Enchi's] allusions to the masks of Nō plays and to the classic The Tale of Genji, the brilliant way she layers and interweaves the ancient, the more recent past and the present are haunting and rich. A fictional enchantment." --Publishers Weekly
"Enchi's writing has some of the same amniotic fluidity as Tolstoy's, an almost bodily, floating immersion into the effortless habitat of the story." --The American Reader
"Clear and powerful. . . . Almost imperceptively woven." --Kirkus
Book Description
Fumiko Enchi was a well known female Japanese writer, whose work is often compared to Yukio Mishima. She won the big Japanese Literary prizes in the 1940s (the Noma & Tanizaki) and has never been published in the UK.
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Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A., 1983
ISBN 10: 0394509455
ISBN 13: 9780394509457
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