Seiobo There Below

by László Krasznahorkai

Book Overview

Seiobo -- a Japanese goddess -- has a peach tree in her garden that blossoms once every three thousand years: its fruit brings immortality. In Seiobo There Below, we see her returning again and again to mortal realms, searching for a glimpse of perfection. Beauty, in Krasznahorkai's new novel, reflects, however fleetingly, the sacred -- even if we are mostly unable to bear it. Seiobo shows us an ancient Buddha being restored; Perugino managing his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811219674
• ISBN13: 9780811219679
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.3" x 7.9"