The hunting gun
By: Yasushi Inoue ; translated by Michael Emmerich
Contributors: Inoue, Yasushi, 1907-1991; Emmerich, Michael, translator
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9781782270010
Subjects: Fiction; Social life and customs; Man-woman relationships; Women
Work titles: Ryōjū
Description: The Hunting Gun follows the consequences of a tragic love affair. Told from the viewpoints of three different women, this is a story of the psychological impact of illicit love. First viewed through the eyes of Shoko, who learns of the affair through reading her mother's diary, then through the eyes of Midori, who had long known about the affair of her husband with Saiko, and finally through the eyes of Saiko herself. This novella is incredibly powerful, with universal resonance and a true modern classic of the 20th century.