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Master of Go has been on my shelf for a very long time. I read Kawabata's book Thousand Cranes several years ago and really enjoyed it, so I was a bit disappointed in this one. Having said that, there were sections that I did like: those that had nothing to do with the game of Go.
Based on the 1938 Go match between the Go Master, Shusai and a much younger challenger, Kitani. According to Wikipedia, Kawabata reported the match for a newspaper chain, and some parts of his articles were rewritten f ...more
Based on the 1938 Go match between the Go Master, Shusai and a much younger challenger, Kitani. According to Wikipedia, Kawabata reported the match for a newspaper chain, and some parts of his articles were rewritten f ...more
When I told my husband that I was reading a book chronicling a Go match that happened over the course of six months, he looked at me with a 'huh' kind of face. If I hadn't heard of this book and somebody told me the same thing, I think I would have had the same reaction.
This book is really slow paced, with almost no plot involved except on how the game itself developed (complete with charts) and the deterioration of the Master's health as the game went along. There was an intriguing contrast, wh ...more
This book is really slow paced, with almost no plot involved except on how the game itself developed (complete with charts) and the deterioration of the Master's health as the game went along. There was an intriguing contrast, wh ...more
Oct 10, 2011
Nanosynergy
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Lindsay
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Curlysue
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