The Mask Carver's Son
Read by
John Lee
Release:
09/03/2013
Release:
09/03/2013
Release:
09/03/2013
Release:
09/03/2013
Runtime:
10h 15m
Runtime:
10h 15m
Runtime:
10h 15m
Unabridged
Quantity:
“A meticulous profile of a man struggling against his native culture, his family, and his own sense of responsibility.”
New York Times Book Review
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?
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?
Release:
2013-09-03
2013-09-03
2013-09-03
2013-09-03
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
10h 15m
10h 15m
10h 15m
10h 15m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
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0.75 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781452684215
9798200061396
9798200061402
9781452614212
Publisher:
Tantor
Tantor
Tantor
Tantor
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