The story of two women whose lives intersect in late-nineteenth - century Japan, The Teahouse Fire is also a portrait of one of the most fascinating places and times in all of history-Japan as it opens its doors to the West. It was a period when wearing a different color kimono could make a political statement, when women stopped blackening their teeth to profess an allegiance to Western ideas, and when Japan's most mysterious rite--the tea ceremony-became not just a sacramental meal, but a ritual battlefield.
We see it all through the eyes of Aurelia, an American orphan adopted by the Shin family, proprietors of a tea ceremony school, after their daughter, Yukako, finds her hiding on their grounds. Aurelia becomes Yukako's closest companion, and they, the Shin family, and all of Japan face a time of great challenges and uncertainty. Told in an enchanting and unforgettable voice, The Teahouse Fire is a lively, provocative, and lushly detailed novel of epic scope and compulsive readability.
ISBN | : 9781594482731 (ปกอ่อน) 465 หน้า |
ขนาด | : 131 x 200 x 24 มม. |
น้ำหนัก | : 385 กรัม |
เนื้อในพิมพ์ | : ขาวดำ |
ชนิดกระดาษ | : กระดาษปรู๊ฟ |
สำนักพิมพ์ | : Riverhead Books |
เดือนปีที่พิมพ์ | : 12/2007 |