{"product_id":"the-hunting-gun-yasushi-inoue-9781805330394","title":"The Hunting Gun","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Delicate and powerful... a haunting, sensitive meditation on memory as well as a wonderful introduction to a master sorely underappreciated in the West. . . timeless, elegiac, and masterful\" - \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of a love affair and its tragic consequences, told through the letters of three women -- a contemporary translation of a Modern classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A Japanese master. . . Inoue's humane and searching world view is there to be explored\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Love, death, truth and loneliness are all intertwined in this masterpiece from one of Japan's greatest writers. \u003cbr\u003eA tragedy in three letters: \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e masterpiece of one of Japan's greatest writers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lover, her daughter and the abandoned wife: three letters by three women tell the story of a love affair's tragic consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst Shoko, who finds out about the infidelity through reading her mother's diary; then Midori, the wife who has always known but never told; and finally the beautiful Saiko, the woman who has betrayed her best friend.Yasushi Inoue's poised, unsentimental novella is a powerful tale with universal resonance. Written from three different points of view, the story explores the impact of forbidden passion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon't miss this stunning new edition of a celebrated translation of a Modern classic -- the best known and most accomplished novel by the beloved Japanese author of the acclaimed novella \u003ci\u003eBullfight.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yasushi Inoue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 180533039X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805330394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Yasushi Inoue","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756549730559,"sku":"9781805330394","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89bace0b-6449-4951-8918-1014e1c58994.jpg?v=1706593269","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hunting-gun-yasushi-inoue-9781805330394","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}