Confessions of Love
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In this novel Uno Chiyo has created one of the most memorable love stories in Japanese literature. It is the story of Yuasa Joji, a famous artist who returns to Japan after many years in Paris. Once back in Tokyo, he receives love letters from a fervent young woman who begs him to meet her—importunings that start him on a bizarre round of romantic adventures.
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Writing here at the height of her powers, one of Japan's foremost women writers explores both the folly and the inevitability of human passion, leading the reader to a startling revelation of how lives can be destroyed by the compulsions of love.
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