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Eight Million Gods and Demons

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Haunting journey through Japan's transformative era.

If you're drawn to the rich tapestry of history and culture, "Eight Million Gods and Demons" might be your next portal to the past. It wraps the drama of personal betrayal around the grandeur of Japan's rapid transformation. Echoes of tradition and change resonate through Emi's story, igniting an appreciation for the resilience amidst the inevitable tide of progress. This novel could move you just as much by the intimate tales of love and loss as by the sweeping backdrop of an entire nation's metamorphosis.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Eight Million Gods and Demons

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ISBN: 9780452284517
Authors: Hiroko Sherwin
Publisher: Plume
Date of Publication: 2003-11-25
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Japanese Literature, Biography, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.68
(rated by 196 readers)

Description

A haunting portrait of a fascinating age-Japan between the Meiji Era and the end of World War IIIn Meiji-era Japan, where the standard of beauty is the graceful geisha and the greatest joy a woman can hope for is to produce healthy heirs for her husband, an idealistic Japanese politician named Taku takes Emi as his child bride. Emi, a gifted koto player, cherishes Taku's doting love. But the couple can't conceive, and Taku's work takes him away more and more often.When she finally gives birth to a healthy son, Emi dares hope that the preternaturally intelligent Jun will help mend the rift in her marriage. That is, until she meets Hana, an extraordinarily beautiful and wicked geisha, and discovers a betrayal so devastating it would take the aid of eight million gods and demons-the number of deities in the Japanese pantheon-to overcome.
 

Haunting journey through Japan's transformative era.

If you're drawn to the rich tapestry of history and culture, "Eight Million Gods and Demons" might be your next portal to the past. It wraps the drama of personal betrayal around the grandeur of Japan's rapid transformation. Echoes of tradition and change resonate through Emi's story, igniting an appreciation for the resilience amidst the inevitable tide of progress. This novel could move you just as much by the intimate tales of love and loss as by the sweeping backdrop of an entire nation's metamorphosis.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.