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The Crimson Thread Of Abandon Stories
Terayama Shuji
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Description for The Crimson Thread Of Abandon Stories
Paperback / so. Translator(s): Armstrong, Elizabeth L. BIC Classification: FA; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 159.
The crimson thread noted in the title of this book aptly describes the nature of Teriyama’s stories and the interstitial webbing joining them together thematically by the metaphorical twisting together of unrequited love, abandonment, irremediable separation, and disappointment. Told in the manner of fantasy and magic realism, the stories are populated with characters who face the vagaries of fortune, happiness always just out of their reach. Terayama is a realist speaking through the medium of fantasy. The stories are “tales for adults”, and indeed they are written in such a way as to mimic and sometimes parody classic fairy tale ... Read more
The crimson thread noted in the title of this book aptly describes the nature of Teriyama’s stories and the interstitial webbing joining them together thematically by the metaphorical twisting together of unrequited love, abandonment, irremediable separation, and disappointment. Told in the manner of fantasy and magic realism, the stories are populated with characters who face the vagaries of fortune, happiness always just out of their reach. Terayama is a realist speaking through the medium of fantasy. The stories are “tales for adults”, and indeed they are written in such a way as to mimic and sometimes parody classic fairy tale ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
MerwinAsia United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
175
Place of Publication
Portland, United States
ISBN
9781937385491
SKU
V9781937385491
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