Lament in the Night

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Lament in the Night

Lament in the Night collects two remarkable novellas by the author Shosun Nagahara, translated from the Japanese for the first time. The title novella, originally published in 1925, follows itinerant day laborer Ishikawa Sazuko as he prowls the back alleys and bathhouses of Los Angeles, looking for a meal, a job or just someone to hold onto. The second novella follows a young mother working her way through bars and nightclubs after being abandoned by her gambling-addicted husband. Written in a deadpan tone that is both evocative and precise, this dazzling exercise in 1920s naturalist noir promises to become a classic of American literature. This first-ever English language publication of Lament in the Night opens up a whole realm of American literature that has been woefully underpublished and unexplored--namely, the literary heritage of non-English-speaking immigrants in America. Nagahara was influenced by many Western writers--especially Knut Hamsun, whose work he translated into Japanese--and his novels combine the gritty sensibility of Los Angeles noir with elements of Japanese traditional storytelling and epistolary techniques.

Country	USA
Author	Nagahara Shoson
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Kaya Press
EAN	9781885030481
Edition	0
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1885030487
Label	Kaya Press
Manufacturer	Kaya Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	456
PublicationDate	2012-12-31
Publisher	Kaya Press
Studio	Kaya Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Lament in the Night

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