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A stunning and understated debut novel of seduction and infidelity about a woman who, devastated by the death of her son, takes an increasing interest in the personal affairs of her widowed daughter-in-law. Following the devastating death of her son, Mieko Toganō takes an increasing interest in the personal affairs of her widowed daughter-in-law, Yasuko. She skillfully manipulates the relationships between Yasuko and the two men who are in love with her, encouraging a dalliance that will have terrible consequences. Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows, is Mieko’s mentally-handicapped daughter, who has her own role to play in her mother’s bizarre schemes.
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Masks, Fumiko Enchi
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- Released
- 1983
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- Title
- Masks
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Fumiko Enchi
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Released
- 1983
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0394722183
- ISBN13
- 9780394722184
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Love, Family, Women, Classics, Death, Japan, Asia, Culture, Ghosts and Apparitions, Japanese Literature
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- A stunning and understated debut novel of seduction and infidelity about a woman who, devastated by the death of her son, takes an increasing interest in the personal affairs of her widowed daughter-in-law. Following the devastating death of her son, Mieko Toganō takes an increasing interest in the personal affairs of her widowed daughter-in-law, Yasuko. She skillfully manipulates the relationships between Yasuko and the two men who are in love with her, encouraging a dalliance that will have terrible consequences. Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows, is Mieko’s mentally-handicapped daughter, who has her own role to play in her mother’s bizarre schemes.