The Hunting Gun
By Yasushi Inoue (Author)
Translated by Michael Emmerich (Translator)
Three letters from three women unfold the story of a love affair and its tragic consequencesA lover, her daughter and an abandoned wife: three women write letters revealing the tragic aftermath of a forbidden love affair. Saiko is beautiful, sophisticated - and disloyal to her cousin and closest friend. Midori, forsaken by her husband, takes a silent vengeance. And Shoko, Saiko's daughter, is left to make sense of family secrets.In this masterpiece of mid-century Japanese fiction, Inoue weaves together conflicting perspectives to tell a single story of love, death, truth and longing.
- ISBN:
- 9781805330394
- Format:
- Paperback / softback
- Pages:
- 112
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Pushkin Press
- Imprint:
- Pushkin Press Classics