vândut de libris.ro
Drawing on her own experiences as a hostess and adult film actor, Gifted--Suzumi Suzukis first novel to be translated into English--offers a nuanced, frank, and intimate portrayal of the lives of a mother and daughter getting by (or not) in an industry rarely depicted authentically in literary fiction. In the last days of her mothers life, a young woman living in Tokyos red-light district is thrust into a split existence. By day, she negotiates her new role as caregiver of an abusive parent. By night, she drifts home from the hospital, goes out with other sex-workers, thinks about quitting smoking, and numbly remembers Eri, a friend who died the summer before. Her sensitivity to the details of her surroundings grounds an otherwise unstable world, one where each interaction requires a subtle negotiation of economic and sexual power, and proximity rarely means intimacy or connection. A subtle and intimate accounting of a daughters final days with her mother, set amid the rush of Tokyos red-light district. Drawing on her own experiences as a hostess and adult film actor, Gifted--Suzumi Suzukis first novel to be translated into English--offers a nuanced, frank, and intimate portrayal of the lives of a mother and daughter getting by (or not) in an industry rarely depicted authentically in literary fiction. In the last days of her mothers life, a young woman living in Tokyos red-light district is thrust into a split existence. By day, she negotiates her new role as caregiver of an abusive parent. By night, she drifts home from the hospital, goes out with other sex-workers, thinks about quitting smoking, and numbly remembers Eri, a friend who died the summer before. Her sensitivity to the details of her surroundings grounds an otherwise unstable world, one where each interaction requires a subtle negotiation of economic and sexual power, and proximity rarely means intimacy or connection. A subtle and intimate accounting of a daughters final days with her mother, set amid the rush of Tokyos red-light district. Drawing on her own experiences as a hostess and adult film actor, Gifted--Suzumi Suzukis first novel to be translated into English--offers a nuanced, frank, and intimate portrayal of the lives of a mother and daughter getting by (or not) in an industry rarely depicted authentically in literary fiction. In the last days of her mothers life, a young woman living in Tokyos red-light district is thrust into a split existence. By day,<
Preț:
Vânzător: Libris.ro
Brand: Suzuki Suzumi
