The Gate (New York Review Books Classics)

The Gate (New York Review Books Classics)

An NYRB Classics Original

A humble clerk and his loving wife scrape out a quiet existence on the margins of Tokyo. Resigned, following years of exile and misfortune, to the bitter consequences of having married without their familiesâ€™ consent, and unable to have children of their own, SÅsuke and Oyone find the delicate equilibrium of their household upset by a new obligation to meet the educational expenses of SÅsukeâ€™s brash younger brother. While an unlikely new friendship appears to offer a way out of this bind, it also soon threatens to dredge up a past that could once again force them to flee the capital. Desperate and torn, SÅsuke finally resolves to travel to a remote Zen mountain monastery to see if perhaps there, through meditation, he can find a way out of his predicament.
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This moving and deceptively simple story, a melancholy tale shot through with glimmers of joy, beauty, and gentle wit, is an understated masterpiece by one of Japanâ€™s greatest writers. At the end of his life, Natsume SÅseki declared The Gate, originally published in 1910, to be his favorite among all his novels. This new translation captures the oblique grace of the original while correcting numerous errors and omissions that marred the first English version.
Country USA
Brand Frances Lincoln
Manufacturer NYRB Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781590175873
ReleaseDate 2012-12-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590175873

Country	USA
Brand	Frances Lincoln
Manufacturer	NYRB Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781590175873
ReleaseDate	2012-12-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781590175873

The Gate (New York Review Books Classics)

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