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草の臥所

Izumi Kyoka Literary Award

草の臥所

Yuko Tsushima

Bed in the Grass is a collection by Yuko Tsushima that depicts women's friendship, attachment to a former lover, and the dark movement of sex and love through intense bodily sensation. The image of deep blue grass leads the reader into a marshland of loneliness and desire.

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Work Information

Within the swell of grass, women's loneliness and desire begin to crack.

Kodansha's official page and retail data confirm ISBN-13 9784061128514. The ISBN-10 converts to 4061128515, and the paper-book ASIN is filled with the same value. Kodansha presents the book as a powerful collection portraying two women's friendship, fracture, and forms of love through intense physical feeling.

Review Summaries

  • The book is valued as a turning point in Tsushima's work, especially for its unflinching treatment of bodily pain and desire. Some readers may find its dark, damp emotional texture heavy, but that pressure is part of its power.

Book Information

Publisher
講談社
Published
1977-07-01
Pages
233 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784061128514
ISBN-10
4061128515
Category
本/文学・評論

Amazon.co.jp: 草の臥所 : 津島佑子: 本

Reviews

  • 緑の狂気

    父はむかしに死んだ。男と別れた「わたし」は母の住む家に帰る。どうしようもなく深く、強く、「わたし」は「何か」に縛り付けられている。男の友人や近所に住む女や子供と時を過ごしている「わたし」は、じりっじりっと「何か」に引き寄せられてゆく。逃げられない。終末、「わたし」と「何か」がひとつになり、世界は一色に染まる。そこは――「草の臥所」。緑の狂気が鮮やかに現前にひろがる。 表題作「草の臥所」と、「花を撒く」「鬼火」の二篇をおさめた作品集。

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