The Hunting Gun

“Delicate and powerful... a haunting sensitive meditation on memory as well as a wonderful introduction to a master sorely underappreciated in the West. . . timeless elegiac and masterful” – Shelf AwarenessThe story of a love affair and its tragic consequences told through the letters of three women — a contemporary translation of a Modern classic“A Japanese master. . . Inoue's humane and searching world view is there to be explored” – The Spectator Love death truth and loneliness are all intertwined in this masterpiece from one of Japan’s greatest writers. A tragedy in three letters: the masterpiece of one of Japan’s greatest writersA lover her daughter and the abandoned wife: three letters by three women tell the story of a love affair’s tragic consequences.First Shoko who finds out about the infidelity through reading her mother’s diary; then Midori the wife who has always known but never told; and finally the beautiful Saiko the woman who has betrayed her best friend.Yasushi Inoue’s poised unsentimental novella is a powerful tale with universal resonance. Written from three different points of view the story explores the impact of forbidden passion.Don’t miss this stunning new edition of a celebrated translation of a Modern classic —  the best known and most accomplished novel by the beloved Japanese author of the acclaimed novella Bullfight.