Kissing the Mask

Intrepid journalist and novelist William T. Vollmans colossal body of work stands unsurpassed for its range moral imperative and artistry.BooklistWilliam T. Vollmann the National Book Awardwinning author ofEurope Central offers a charming evocative and piercing examination of the ancient Japanese tradition of Noh theatre and the keys it holds to our modern understanding of beauty. Kissing the Mask is the first major book on Nohby an American writer since the 1916 publication the classic studyPisan Cantos and the NohbyEzra Pound. But Kissing the Mask is pure Vollmanillustrated with photos by the author with provocative related side-discussions on femininity transgender kabuki pornography geishas and more.