Revenge Eleven Dark Tales |
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| Author:
| Ogawa, Yoko |
| Translator:
| Snyder, Stephen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84655-762-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Imprint: | Harvill Secker |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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These three special editions of Revengeby acclaimed Japanese writer Yoko Ogawa have been produced in collaboration with Midori Kunita-Cockram of the Jade Bookbinding Studio. Each one has been hand-bound in a chemise constructed from vintage silk sourced from Japan. Some were constructed from kimonos and others from specially sourced rolls of silk, and as such each one is entirely unique. We have produced a total of only 100 numbered copies using three different...
More Description These three special editions of Revengeby acclaimed Japanese writer Yoko Ogawa have been produced in collaboration with Midori Kunita-Cockram of the Jade Bookbinding Studio.
Each one has been hand-bound in a chemise constructed from vintage silk sourced from Japan. Some were constructed from kimonos and others from specially sourced rolls of silk, and as such each one is entirely unique. We have produced a total of only 100 numbered copies using three different fabrics; each one is signed by the author and beautifully wrapped in Japanese Shoji and Chiyogami handmade paper.
A woman goes into a bakery to buy a strawberry cream tart. The place is immaculate but there is no one serving so she waits. Another customer comes in. The woman tells the new arrival that she is buying her son a treat for his birthday. Every year she buys him his favourite cake; even though he died in an accident when he was six years old.
From this beginning Yoko Ogawa weaves a dark and beautiful narrative that pulls together a seemingly disconnected cast of characters. In the tradition of classical Japanese poetic collections, the stories in Revengeare linked through recurring images and motifs, as each story follows on from the one before while simultaneously introducing new characters and themes. Filled with breathtaking images, Ogawa provides us with a slice of life that is resplendent in its chaos, enthralling in its passion and chilling in its cruelty.