The Setting Sun (New Directions Book)

Na

Good price quick delivery

Brought this for my son, as I got him the 1st book and he liked it, it seemed obvious to get him this one.

Pretty similar in a lot of ways to almost Human, I wouldn't read them both back to back anyway. Pretty good though, you'll enjoy it if you liked almost Human

The book is emotionally and mentally challenging, it also paints a scene of Japanese culture and conventions of the aristocracy which is not apparent to many western readers including me. Great book.

I am in a book club and this book was chosen by a member. I did not know the author. The book was very well written and interesting in its detail of Japanese life

Couldn't put it down

This book is probably way too intellectual for me. Its like one of those books you dont quite "get" until you've read it hundreds of times. Subtlety and beauty are the order of things, yet darker symbolism and meaning (including the age old Japanese/shakespearan method of using nature to symbolise events) are also used to add depth to already deeper than deep meaning. The simplicity of this novel makes it almost perfect, yet I feel there is something lacking in the writing...a certain love, a certain something, which is hinted at yet never fully explored.

Great quality and its an excellent read!, its a good book and you can read it for so long!

Pünktlich, gute Ware

Llego en perfecto estado y rapido. Me gusto mucho. Hace poco descubri a este autor por otro libro y estoy feliz de haber seguido con este.

Good gift option. I did not read but my friend is happy

太宰治の「斜陽」の英訳。現代日本文学の名作をわざわざ英訳で読む必要はないが、 日本の事柄を自然な英語で表現する方法に関心があるので、日本文学の名作の英訳 はつとめて目を通すようにしている。勉強になることが多い。例えば冒頭の一文。 (原文) 「朝、食堂でスウプを一さじ吸ってお母さまが、「あ。」と幽かな叫び声をお挙 げになった」 (ドナルド・キーン訳) Mother uttered a faint cry. She was eating soup in the dining room. スープはさじ（スプーン）を使うときは eat するものだと知った。 キーンの翻訳は、冒頭の訳でもわかるように、原作の情景を平明で自然な英語で表 現している。英文として非常に読みやすい。日本独特の事物についても、 仙台平の袴を着け、→ in slightly less formal attire, 白足袋をはいておられた → but he still wore his white gloves. 足袋をはいてお見えになり → appeared in his formal costume again とあっさり訳しているが、「白足袋」を white gloves と訳したのは秀逸。 よどみなく読める名訳である。