BUTTERFLY IN THE WIND: THE LIFE OF OKICHI SAITO
Book ID/图书代码: 10569005B02783
English Summary/英文概要: Combining a gripping love story with a revealing look into 19th-century Japan, this biographical novel chronicles the bittersweet story of Tsurumatsu and Okichi Saito-a young Japanese couple torn apart by the whims of international politics. When the first American consul, Townsend Harris, arrived in Japan, he took a liking to Okichi, who, despite already being married, was promised by her local governor to Harris, and remained his concubine for five years. Her marriage with Tsurumatsu was destroyed and she was never fully reaccepted into Japanese culture after having been a foreigner’s mistress. Recounting the depths of suffering that befell Saito after Harris returned to America, this work reveals a tumultuous era in Japanese history through one young woman’s moving story.
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 一位日本的无名英雄
1856年的日本伊豆下田,Okichi Saito和木匠Tsurumatsu订婚了,而这时黑压压一片美军舰队咄咄逼人地出现在港口:美国要求日本强行开放市场。
美国特使、后来当上美领馆总领事的Townsend Harris正巧遇上刚从澡堂里出来的Okichi,当时就被她的美貌着了迷。
日本的军官们只是把这样一个15岁大的小女子当成他们谈判中的一个棋子,于是很乐意的把她交给了“老男人Harris”,为他提供纯粹的个人服务。
五年之后,Harris因为身体欠佳回到美国去了,现在Okichi自由了,但是她怎么也摆脱不了一个事实,她是个“受过伤”的人,永远是只妖艳的“孔雀”,外国人的情妇,镇上的人都唾弃她。
就是在这样的情况下,她与木匠Tsurumatsu重新走到了一起,他们的爱情结果却是一场哀惋的悲剧。
这本传记体裁的小说是以电子文本的形式首度问世的,它被提名为2000年度的法兰克福电子图书奖。
“一部原汁原味的苦涩酸甜的爱情故事,Okichi和她中意的那一位之间的……故事揪人心肺,唯美,非常值得一读。”----Rosalie Whitney
“Okichi Saito这位日本无名英雄的柔情悲惨的一生被刻画地犀利生动……不要错过〈风中飞舞的蝴蝶〉,这样的传奇故事你永远不会忘记。”-----Sonya Bateman
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About the Author/作者介绍: Rei Kimura is the author of Aum Shinrikyo: Japan’sUnholy Sect
Format:TRADE PAPERBACK
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