La bailarina (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Mori, Ogai

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8415130155 ISBN 13: 9788415130154

Publisher: Editorial Impedimenta, 2012

Synopsis

A beautiful allegory about love and self-sacrifice, this novel is one of the most delicate works by Mori Ogai, one of the most important authors of the Meiji era in Japan. Inspired by the author’s trip to Germany, the story tells of the unlikely relationship between Toyotaro Ota, a young Japanese student, and a poor, beautiful German ballerina who seduces and utterly captivates him. Toyotaro must choose between his education and career and the violent love he feels for the dancer. This true classic of Japanese literature explores themes of love, abandonment, and guilt.

 Una hermosa alegoría sobre el amor y la renuncia, esta novela es una de las obras más delicadas de Ogai Mori, uno de los autores más importantes de la literatura japonesa de la era Meiji. Inspirada por el viaje del autor a Alemania, la historia relata la relación improbable de Toyotaro Ota, un joven estudiante japonés, y una pobre y bellísima bailarina alemana que lo seduce hasta atraparlo. Toyotaro tiene que elegir entre su educación y carrera y el amor violento que siente por la muchacha. Este auténtico clásico de la literatura japonesa explora los temas del amor, el abandono y la culpa.

About this title

About the Author

Ogai Mori was a Japanese writer and poet who believed in antirealism, asserting that literature should reflect the emotional and spiritual domain. Yoko Ogihara and Fernando Cordobés are translators who also collaborated on Soy un gato.

Review

"Mori Ogai plays masterfully with our expectations, keeping us in suspense."  —El País

Edition details

• Publisher: Editorial Impedimenta
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 8415130155
• ISBN 13: 9788415130154
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80