false 6021086 1 Brett Stokes is already middle-aged and yet feels that his life has not begun. In an attempt to make sense of his existence he travels to the provincial town of Ôtani in Japan, hoping that, through his writing, he will obtain the insight that he lacks. But in Japan it is late autumn and, closeted within the garden of the lately widowed Mrs Kunisada, Stokes finds the motley collection of arboreal reds and yellows working upon his imagination, until reality itself becomes spectral. As the strange season unfolds, and Stokes meditates upon the meaning of life, death and literature, the power of the Shrike gradually takes centre-stage. In this startling novella Quentin S. Crisp fuses delicacy with darkness and pathos with terror, creating a blend of Japanese and English literature that is as deeply moving as it is unique. 6196520 2008 Shrike total:2|3:2| 2 6 2 1 3 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 22 08:16:14 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 01 03:22:24 -0800 2009
I'm a bit torn with this book. It's very well-wri...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 31 02:10:42 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 02:10:42 -0700 2009