An Artist of the Floating World
3 journalers for this copy...
Picked this up for 75 cents, haven't read any Ishiguro but have heard of him.
Journal Entry 2 by wombles at Forages Cafe & Deli, OBCZ Taringa in Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (9/24/2005 UTC) at Forages Cafe & Deli, OBCZ Taringa in Brisbane, Queensland Australia
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I haven't read this but I have so much here to read, placing this on the OBCZ shelf unless anyone from bcbrisbane picks it up
I haven't read this but I have so much here to read, placing this on the OBCZ shelf unless anyone from bcbrisbane picks it up
This took my interest as I've seen this listed a numner of times on the BC site, and I usually enjoy books set in different cultures to mine.
Blurb from the back of the book:
"Shortlisted for the 1986 Booker Prize.
World War II is over and Japan sets about rebuilding her shattered cities; Masuji Ono, an ageing painter, looks back over his life and assesses a career that coincided with the rise of Japanese militarism. With subtlety and control, Kazuo Ishiguro writes about art and politics, ambition and integrity, past and present."
I enjoyed this book and will be looking out for others by this author. i particularly enjoyed the relationship between Masuji Ono and his grandson, as well the life he lived as a young man developing his skills as a painter.
"Shortlisted for the 1986 Booker Prize.
World War II is over and Japan sets about rebuilding her shattered cities; Masuji Ono, an ageing painter, looks back over his life and assesses a career that coincided with the rise of Japanese militarism. With subtlety and control, Kazuo Ishiguro writes about art and politics, ambition and integrity, past and present."
I enjoyed this book and will be looking out for others by this author. i particularly enjoyed the relationship between Masuji Ono and his grandson, as well the life he lived as a young man developing his skills as a painter.
Picked up at November meetup at Stones Corner Pub - elisabethlily recommended that I read this :)
