num_pages: 280
description: As the Japanese military invades 1930s Manchuria, a young girl approaches her own sexual coming of age. Drawn into a complex triangle with two boys, she distracts herself from the onslaught of adulthood by playing the game of go with strangers in a public square—and yet the force of desire, like the occupation, proves inevitable. Unbeknownst to the girl who plays go, her most worthy and frequent opponent is a Japanese soldier in disguise. Captivated by her beauty as much as by her bold, unpredictable approach to the strategy game, the soldier finds his loyalties challenged. Is there room on the path to war for that most revolutionary of acts: falling in love?
language: English
title: The Girl Who Played Go
titlecomplete: The Girl Who Played Go
genres: Asia, Historical Fiction, Historical, Chinese Literature, Japan, War, China, Romance, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 5502
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Kiriyama Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Vintage