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The River Ki - Sawako Ariyoshi
The River Ki
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A river's current links the moods and fortunes of three women over three generations in this novel.
A river's current links the moods and fortunes of three women over three generations in this novel.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780870115141 (0870115146)
Publisher: Kōdansha
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics, Literature, Cultural, Asian Literature, Asia, Japanese Literature
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Books by the Lake
Books by the Lake rated it
4.0 The River Ki
text The River Ki
This novel opens in 1897, as its main character, Hana, marries into the Matani family of Wakayama Prefecture. She is moving downstream along the river Ki, as her grandmother insists it is proper for a bride to do. Hana's convictions about her duties are clear: to serve her husband and his family's i...
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Boston Bibliophile
Boston Bibliophile rated it
4.0 The River Ki (Japan's Women Writers)
text The River Ki (Japan's Women Writers)
An effective, moving and beautiful intergenerational family novel set in Japan. it's one of those books you pick up in a used bookstore and just marvel at.
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The River Ki - Sawako Ariyoshi
River Ki - Sawako Ariyoshi
The River Ki - Sawako Ariyoshi
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