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  • 152 sidor
  • 2024
In the late fifteenth century, a young Dominican friar sets out on a journey from Paris to Florence in search of manuscripts of pre-Christian philosophy. Along the way, he encounters an ascetic alchemist in a small village. As the young man falls under the spell of the alchemists quest for enlightenment, a series of disastersculminating in a total solar eclipsestrikes the village, with profound consequences. Keiichiro Hiranos Eclipse was a meteoric literary sensation when it first appeared in 1998. Its author, still an undergraduate, was hailed as a prodigy; the book received Japans most prestigious literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, and became a bestseller. Set on the eve of the Renaissance in Europe, Eclipse depicts a society that is on the surface vastly different from modern-day Japan. Yet its account of a challenge to dualistic binaries and ossified worldviews holds striking contemporary resonance and philosophical depth. Taking the form of a memoir, Eclipse brings together an evocative portrayal of its historical setting, including the lore of medieval alchemy, with a rich literary lexicon, lush imagery, and psychological intricacy. This vivid translation offers Anglophone readers a vital work by one of Japans most distinctive voices.
  • Författare: Keiichiro Hirano
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780231214919
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 152
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2024-11-12
  • Översättare: Charles De Wolf Brent de Chene
  • Förlag: Columbia University Press