Darkness in Summer

by Takeshi Kaikō and Takeshi / translated from the Japanese by Cecilia Segawa Seigle Kaiko

Book Overview

Kaiko's first work to be published in English, this is a moving story set in Germany. Two people who were once lovers in their native Japan unexpectedly meet while on holiday, and their affair is rekindled once more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0720607256
• ISBN13: 9780720607253
• Release Date: May 1988
• Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great writer - Akutagawa prize winner

This is a modern Japanese novel set in European countries. I read it decades ago as part of my introduction to Japan. I had read Mishma; you couldn't ask for a more brilliant contrast. Kaiko (1930 - 1989) is sophisticated and nihilistic but full of gusto for life as you can see by his enthusiam for food, alcohol, sex, sleep and fishing. Though not set in Japan, it is a fine glimpse to the possibilities of Japanese cosmopolitanism of the 1970s. This book is rich with precious images and wisdom. The same may be said for "Into a Black Sun."