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The mask carver's son / Alyson Richman.
A young Japanese artist leaves his home, family, and traditions to study painting in Paris.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780425267264 (pb.)
- ISBN: 0425267261
- Physical Description: 374 p. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Berkley, 2013.
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| Subject: | Mask makers > Fiction. Painters > Fiction. Self-acceptance > Fiction. Fathers and sons > Fiction. Nō > Fiction. Paris (France) > History > 19th century > Fiction. Japan > History > 19th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Psychological fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Richm | 31681002644417 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Complemented by a book club reader's guide and a teaser for the best-sellingThe Lost Wife , the story of a late-19th-century Japanese art student and his father follows the tensions that ensue when Kiyoki longs to study in Paris and his father wishes him to honor his own country's traditions. Original. 50,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
A young Japanese artist leaves his home, family, and traditions to study painting in Paris. - Penguin Putnam
1890. Yamamoto Kiyoki is a Japanese art student, dreaming of studying in Paris with the inspiring and vibrant Impressionist painters.
Yamamoto Ryusei is Kiyoki's father. Ryusei's art, carving intricate masks for traditional Japanese theater, has been his refuge from loneliness since the death of his beloved wife, and he is revered as the most inspired artist of his kind. He expects his only son to honor the traditions of his family and his country, not to be seduced by Western ideas of what is beautiful. Ryusei hopes Kiyoki will follow his own distinguished career, creating masks that will become the family's crowning achievement.
But what is a father to do when his son's path is not what he had planned? And how can a son honor his father, and yet fulfill his own destiny?
READERS GUIDE INSIDE - Penguin Putnam
1890. Yamamoto Kiyoki is a Japanese art student, dreaming of studying in Paris with the inspiring and vibrant Impressionist painters.
Yamamoto Ryusei is Kiyokiâs father. Ryuseiâs art, carving intricate masks for traditional Japanese theater, has been his refuge from loneliness since the death of his beloved wife, and he is revered as the most inspired artist of his kind. He expects his only son to honor the traditions of his family and his country, not to be seduced by Western ideas of what is beautiful. Ryusei hopes Kiyoki will follow his own distinguished career, creating masks that will become the familyâs crowning achievement.
But what is a father to do when his sonâs path is not what he had planned? And how can a son honor his father, and yet fulfill his own destiny?
READERS GUIDE INSIDE
