Distant Rain

Author:   Jakucho Setouchi ,  Tess Gallagher ,  Keiko Hara
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
ISBN:  

9781597660150


Pages:   28
Publication Date:   31 January 2006
Format:   Hardback
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Distant Rain records a conversation between the eloquent American poet Tess Gallagher and the renowned Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi that took place in 1990 at Jakuan, Setouchi's home temple, in Sagano, Japan. Gallagher had recently experienced the death of her husband, Raymond Carver, an internationally renowned short story writer. In a frank and at times humorous exchange, the two women trade observations about love and loss, and about the role of writing in coping with grief. Their words, reproduced in both English and Japanese, unfold accordion-style across the rich colors and striking imagery of artist Keiko Hara's wood-block and stencil prints. Complemented by the exquisite lettering of typographer Maki Yamashita and under the guidance of master bookbinder Atsuo Ikuta, Distant Rain is not only a moving tribute to the sustaining power of love but also a stunning example of the art of book design.

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Author:   Jakucho Setouchi ,  Tess Gallagher ,  Keiko Hara
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
Imprint:   University of Washington Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.503kg
ISBN:  

9781597660150


ISBN 10:   1597660159
Pages:   28
Publication Date:   31 January 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Language:   English and Japanese

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TESS GALLAGHER is the author of Instructions to the Double, for which she won the Elliston Award. The popular and prolific novelist JAKUCHO SETOUCHI recently completed a contemporary rendition of The Tale of Genji that has sold millions of copies in Japan. Keiko Hara is a celebrated painter, book artist, and was a professor of art at Whitman College.

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