by Fumiko Enchi · Chai Editora · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788412940510
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Tomo, the protagonist of this delicate novel, is married to a high-ranking official of the Meiji era. Educated to fulfill the traditional role of a wife, Tomo must preserve the family unit and obey her husband, even at the cost of her own sacrifice. She not only endures her husband's humiliating infidelities but must also submissively accept the task of finding him concubines and welcoming them into their home.
Fumiko Enchi, one of the most important Japanese writers, focuses the plot on the adversities suffered by women, using her own grandmother as a model. The work addresses the forced submission imposed by traditions against Tomo's silent struggle to maintain her dignity. It is a novel full of subtleties and contained feelings, presenting a framework of complex and afflicted women in a masterpiece of Japanese literature.
