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Like a stream of a river, reading this novel made me to float beside the character of Masuji Ono in his memories cruising back to the past when the rising of Japanese militirism which deeply touched his life and career as a painter.
In An Artist of the Floating World, I was brought back and forth between the current background in his retirement in post-war era and his childhood till youthful which flourish with enthusiastically to be a celebrated artist.
But in current state, Ono not only witn ...more
Like a stream of a river, reading this novel made me to float beside the character of Masuji Ono in his memories cruising back to the past when the rising of Japanese militirism which deeply touched his life and career as a painter.
In An Artist of the Floating World, I was brought back and forth between the current background in his retirement in post-war era and his childhood till youthful which flourish with enthusiastically to be a celebrated artist.
But in current state, Ono not only witn ...more
Definitely interesting reading this right after Pachinko.
Feb 26, 2010
Stephanie
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