The Mask Carver's Son

Alyson Richman

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Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
03 September 2013

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

1890. Yamamoto Kiyoki is a Japanese art student, dreaming of studying in Paris with the inspiring and vibrant Impressionist painters.

Yamamoto Ryusei is Kiyoki's father. Ryusei's art, carving intricate masks for traditional Japanese theater, has been his refuge from loneliness since the death of his beloved wife, and he is revered as the most inspired artist of his kind. He expects his only son to honor the traditions of his family and his country, not to be seduced by Western ideas of what is beautiful. Ryusei hopes Kiyoki will follow his own distinguished career, creating masks that will become the family's crowning achievement.

But what is a father to do when his son's path is not what he had planned? And how can a son honor his father, and yet fulfill his own destiny?

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By: Alyson Richman
Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 305g
ISBN: 9780425267264
ISBN 10: 0425267261
Pages: 374
Publication Date: 03 September 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alyson Richman is the author of The Mask Carver's Son, The Rhythm of Memory, The Last Van Gogh, and The Lost Wife. She lives in Long Island with her husband and two children.

Reviews for The Mask Carver's Son

Ms. Richman is a very special talent. -- Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author Recalls Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha . . . [Richman's] sense of Japanese culture is subtle and nuanced. -- San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle A long, succulent glide through two cultures. -- Bookforum This reverent, formal, and ambitious first novel boasts a glossy surface and convincing period detail. -- Publishers Weekly Richman has successfully drawn upon her historical research and her own experience . . . filled with historical detail and strong characterization. -- Library Journal A meticulous profile of a man struggling against his native culture, his family, and his own sense of responsibility. -- The New York Times Book Review