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Chiyo Uno

    28 novembre 1897 – 10 giugno 1996

    Uno Chiyo fu un'influente autrice giapponese e una nota designer di kimono, il cui lavoro lasciò un segno indelebile nella moda, nel cinema e nella letteratura giapponese. I suoi scritti esploravano spesso complesse relazioni umane e l'esperienza femminile con un distintivo tocco stilistico. Muovendosi nei circoli bohémien di Tokyo, Uno coltivò legami con altri artisti, arricchendo il suo ambiente creativo. Il suo successivo riconoscimento, inclusi onori imperiali, solidificò il suo status di una delle scrittrici più venerabili e talentuose del Giappone.

    Abendschatten
    Confessions of Love
    Abendschatten. Liebesbekenntnisse eines japanischen Malers. Roman
    The Story of a Single Woman
    • The Story of a Single Woman

      • 160pagine
      • 6 ore di lettura

      Set in 1920s Japan, the novel follows Kazue, who defies her father's expectations to forge a life of independence. Reflecting on her tumultuous youth in a mountain village, she escapes an arranged marriage after just ten days and embarks on a journey that leads her to Korea and Tokyo. Driven by a desire for experience and love, Kazue navigates various relationships and ultimately embraces writing as a means to assert her identity. This autobiographical work captures her quest for freedom with vivid imagery and emotional depth.

      The Story of a Single Woman1994
      3,8
    • Confessions of Love

      • 168pagine
      • 6 ore di lettura

      In this novel Uno Chiyo has created one of the most memorable love stories in Japanese literature. It is the story of Yuasa Jōji, a famous artist who returns to Japan after many years in Paris. Once back in Tokyo, he receives love letters from a fervent young woman who begs him to meet her--importunings that start him on a bizarre round of romantic adventures.Writing here at the height of her powers, one of Japan's foremost women writers explores both the folly and the inevitability of human passion, leading the reader to a startling revelation of how lives can be destroyed by the compulsions of love.

      Confessions of Love1989