Beauty and Sadness Lesley Ackland • "Contemporary fiction gets no

• "Contemporary fiction gets no better than this

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we are entering an era of renewed global struggle: the era of Cool War

And Henry is still dealing with the grief of his boyfriend’s suicide last year

Beauty and Sadness Lesley Ackland • "Contemporary fiction gets noThe successful writer Oki has reached middle age and is filled with regrets. He returns to Kyoto to find Otoko, a young woman with whom he had a terrible affair many years before, and discovers that she is now a painter, living with a younger woman as her lover. Otoko has continued to love Oki and has never forgotten him, but his return unsettles not only her but also her young lover. This is a work of strange beauty, with a tender touch of nostalgia