by Takashi Matsuoka · ZETA BOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496546134
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In "The Autumn Bridge", Takashi Matsuoka revisits the protagonists of "The Honor of the Samurai" to immerse us in the rich and complex Japanese society. The novel describes the evolution of the country, from its roots in purely Japanese traditions to the cultural transformation caused by the arrival of Westerners, reaching the present. Through the story of the Okumichi family, Matsuoka explores the fusion between East and West, the tangible and the transcendental world, reality and prophecies, offering a deep vision of the constantly changing Japanese identity.
Cloud of Sparrows (2002) is the first historic novel by author Takashi Matsuoka featuring the struggle of Genji, the young Great Lord of Akaoka, in the year 1861. This is only six years after Japan opened to the West and features three American missionaries who become involved with Genji, notably, Emily who hopes to find solace in Japan and build a church and Matthew, a product of the American West who seeks revenge.
