Description:
Dust Jacket: Mint Condition. No rubs, chips or tears., No toning, flaps are unclipped. The ISBN is prominent and unmarred. Wrapped in a complimentary protective Mylar cover (photo).Book: Mint condition. No marks or entries, aside from translator inscription (see below). No page toning. The boards and spine are strong and firm, book is not cocked (photo). Gilt lettering is unmarred and bright.
English translator, William Jefferson Tyler.
Author: From the book. "Often compared to Nabokov and Borges, Ishikawa Jun (1889- 1987) is one of Japan's most distinguished modern novelists. Winner of the Akusagawa Prize--Japan's most distinguished literary awards--"The Bodhisattva" is Ishikawa Jun's powerful satire of Japanese intellecuals in the 1930's, and is considered to be his seminal work."
Provenance and Translator Inscription: Provided by Xiaomei Chen. Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chinese Literature, Department of East Asian Languages and CulturesUC Davis. In the 1990s, Professors Chen and William… Read More
