The Mask Carver's Son

Поредна книга на авторката, за изкуство и творчество, още и история в древна Япония ,където са се изработвали дървени маски, за актьорите,играещи в местните театри. Итория за традициите, обичаите и синовният дълг, дали трябва да следваме и да изпълним това, което всички очакват от нас : близките и ч......more

Sometimes, you read a novel that haunts you long after the last page has been turned. For me, THE MASK CARVER'S SON is one of those rare gifts. With an elegiac air and consummate elegance of prose, author Alyson Richman depicts Japan and Paris in the late 1800s through the eyes of Yamamoto Kiyoki, t......more

I wanted to like this book more. 3.5 stars is more like how I felt about it. I truly enjoyed the first half of the story and if the rest of the book had remained consistent, I would have been thrilled to give it 5 stars. There were some annoying editing issues in a few places that were distracting an......more

This is one of the best novels I've read dealing with artists. It involves what art means to artists, and different cultural approaches to art. In Japan before the 20th century, art was family and tradition based. In the West artists are individuals. They are expected to be original rather than adhe......more