by Rei Kimura · Espasa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467024418
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«El pabellón de las lágrimas» is the fictionalised biography of Rei Kimura, published by Espasa in paperback (288 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Japan in the second half of the 19th century, it reconstructs the life of Okichi, a young woman of humble origins who, against her will, became the concubine of the first American consul in Japan. After the diplomat's departure, she was rejected by her village; her tragic story elevated her to martyrdom and served as inspiration for Madame Butterfly.
The novel was originally published in English as Butterfly in the Wind; the Spanish edition, from the Espasa Narrativa collection, came out in 2007.
For readers looking for fictionalised biographies with historical and romantic background.
