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歓待: 川野里子歌集 (かりん叢書)

Yomiuri Literary Award

歓待: 川野里子歌集 (かりん叢書)

Satoko Kawano

Satoko Kawano's sixth tanka collection, published as part of the Karin series. Written in the language of contemporary tanka, it receives encounters with others and the world through precise, attentive poems. The book brings together everyday signs, bodily perception, and a social gaze, quietly inviting readers into its poetic space.

contemporary tankawelcomebodily perceptioneveryday lifesocial awareness

Work Information

Behind the title's idea of welcome, the sensations of living in the present crystallize in the vessel of tanka.

Kantai is a collection in which Satoko Kawano reconsiders the world through the language of contemporary tanka. While the title has a gentle resonance, the poems handle the boundaries between others, memory, society, and the body with care. It compresses the unease and light hidden in everyday scenes into the short fixed form.

Review Summaries

  • Reader response is limited, but the collection stands out for its quiet density and its recognition as an award-winning work of contemporary tanka. Readers familiar with the form are likely to appreciate its word choices and the force of its silences.

Book Information

Publisher
砂子屋書房
Published
2019-04-10
Pages
182 pages
Language
日本語
Size
13.5 x 1.8 x 19.3 cm
ISBN-13
9784790417132
ISBN-10
4790417131
Price
3300 JPY
Category
本/文学・評論

Amazon.co.jp: 歓待: 川野里子歌集 (かりん叢書) : 川野里子: 本

Reviews

  • 介護をいかに詠むかあるいはどのような介護が望ましいか

    介護を詠むことで、もし自分が介護される側だったらどうか、ということを考えさせられる、とてもデリケートな問題を、今超少子高齢化社会を迎えて、多くの方に読まれてほしい1冊。

  • 読んで良かった

    胸を鷲掴みにされるような感動を頂きました。 読んで良かった歌集です。

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