by Yasushi Inoue · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9781782270003
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«Bullfight» is a novel by Yasushi Inoue, published by Pushkin Collection in paperback (127 pages, in English).
In postwar Japan, Tsugami, chief editor of a newspaper, decides to organize a bullfight. The project gets bogged down in logistical problems and forces him to make a deal with a partner of dubious reputation, while his relationship with Sakiko deteriorates. Tsugami persists in an endeavor that ends up being a solitary and existential battle.
Winner of the Akutagawa Prize in 1949, this is the first English translation of the work, by Michael Emmerich.
For readers of classic Japanese fiction and short novels set in the postwar period.
Yasushi Inoue was a Japanese writer of novels, short stories, poetry and essays, noted for his historical and autobiographical fiction. His most acclaimed works include The Bullfight, The Roof Tile of Tempyō and Tun-huang.
