Saturday, July 4, 2009

A Lost Paradise by Jun'ichi Watanabe

This tale of extramarital obssesion and all-or-nothing love struck a deep chord in Japanese readers. Here the lovers are Kuki, a 54 year old employee in a publishing company, and Rinko, a childless, 37 year old woman unhappily married to a cold fish of a husband, a professor of medicine. The story contrasts the lovers' defiantly freewheeling passion and the lovers often escape the city as well, immersing themselves in the traditional beauties of Japanese nature and art as they give themselves over to each other and the pleasure of the moment. Selling at $49, self-collect at Punggol. Email myfleamart@gmail.com to enquire.

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