Les Dames de Kimoto
Les Dames de Kimoto
Sawako Ariyoshi
About this book
The River Ki is a 1959 Japanese novel by Sawako Ariyoshi. It was first published in serialised form in the magazine Fujin Gahō between January and May 1959. Set in Wakayama Prefecture, the novel's focus is on three generations of women representing modern Japanese history, beginning in 1898 and ending in the mid-20th century.
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- ISBN-10
- 223401526X
About Sawako Ariyoshi
Sawako Ariyoshi was a Japanese writer, known for such works as The Doctor's Wife and The River Ki. She was known for her advocacy of social issues, such as the elderly in Japanese society, and environmental issues. Several of her novels describe the relationships between mothers and their daughters. She also had a fascination with traditional Japanese arts, such as kabuki and bunraku. She also described racial discrimination in the United States, something she experienced firsthand during her time at Sarah Lawrence, and the depopulation of remote Japanese islands during the 1970s economic boom...