Author : Taeko Tomioka
Publisher : Deep Vellum Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1564787508
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (647 download)
Book Synopsis Building Waves by : Taeko Tomioka
Download or read book Building Waves written by Taeko Tomioka and published by Deep Vellum Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the early eighties, and the housing industry is booming. Previously unpopulated mountainous areas of the Japanese countryside are being leveled to accommodate new waves of people. Similarly, a new wave of feminism, particularly a change in attitudes toward marriage and child-rearing, is growing among the women of Japan. Both the physical and social landscapes are in flux. In her early forties, married, and childless by choice, Kyoko has no compunction about getting what she wants. But when she begins a relationship with a man who is as traditional and conformist as they come, the result is at times uncomfortable, at others comical, but ultimately fatal. Beautifully written by Taeko Tomioka, a renowned poet, Building Waves is often droll in tone, but always touching in its portrayal of a culture divided, and ultimately swept away, by ferocious waves of change.