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OverviewŌoka Shōhei (1909-88) was a distinguished member of the Japanese literary establishment for more than four decades following the end of the Pacific War. While the war was the defining experience for Ōoka, his work exhibits enormous range and depth. The Shade of Blossoms, for which he was honored in 1961 with both the Mainichi and the Shincho literary prizes, marks an especially important stage in his development as an artist. In his postscript Ōoka describes this story as a novel of manners, and certainly the setting of the novel, the demimonde of the Ginza bar scene in the 1950s, and its subject, the aging bar hostess Yōko, seem far removed from the universe of battle. Nonetheless, The Shade of Blossoms not only shares key elements of style but also extends in important ways the moral concerns of his earlier works.The Shade of Blossoms provides a disturbing view of lives at the margins of Japanese society. Ōoka's is a powerfully ethical literature that describes the inner search for meaning and identity in a world where received values have been disrupted by war or by social upheavals. His moral imagination is uncompromising and disturbing, and his emotional intelligence is matched by few postwar writers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Shohei Ooka , Dennis WashburnPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.525kg ISBN: 9780939512881ISBN 10: 0939512882 Pages: 100 Publication Date: 30 September 1998 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationŌoka Shōhei was a prolific writer and active translator of French literature, most notably the novels of Stendahl. A protégé of the influential critic Kobayashi Hideo (1902-83), Ōoka secured his reputation with such works as the novel Fires on th Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |