The Hunting Gun (New ed)

This powerful short novel won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for its author, Yasushi Inoue.

Set in the period immediately following the Second World War, it relates the doomed love affair of Josuke, owner of the hunting gun.

The book comprises three letters written to Josuke from the three women involved in his life: Saiko, his guilt-ridden mistress; Shoko, her disillusioned daughter; and Midori, his sophisticated, unhappy wife.

Like a sumie painting, THE HUNTING GUN illustrates with a few expertly chosen strokes the tragedy of the loneliness at the heart of life.