The Printmaker's Daughter Paperback - 2011
by Katherine Govier
The legendary printmaker Hokusai is one of Japan's best-known artists--but the story of his daughter Oei comes to life for the first time in this vivid historical novel, combining scholarly detective work and a daring narrative that shines fresh light on issues of authorship, duty, and the tender and inscrutable bond between a father and daughter.
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Recounting the story of her life, Oei plunges us into the colorful world of nineteenth-century Edo, in which courtesans rub shoulders with poets, warriors consort with actors, and the arts flourish in an unprecedented moment of creative upheaval. Oei and Hokusai live among writers, novelists, tattoo artists, and prostitutes, evading the spies of the repressive shogunate as they work on Hokusai's countless paintings and prints. Wielding her brush, rejecting domesticity in favor of dedication to the arts, Oei defies all expectations of womanhood--all but one. A dutiful daughter to the last, she will obey the will of her eccentric father, the man who created her and who, ultimately, will rob her of her place in history.
Vivid, daring, and unforgettable, The Printmaker's Daughter shines fresh light on art, loyalty, and the tender and indelible bond between a father and daughter.
Details
- Title The Printmaker's Daughter
- Author Katherine Govier
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Pages 512
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, NY
- Publication date 2011-11-22
- Features Glossary
- ISBN 9780062000361 / 0062000365
- Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.33 x 1.24 in (20.32 x 13.54 x 3.15 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: Asian - Japanese
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - Japanese
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Topical: Family
- Category Fiction - Historical
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Biographical fiction
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011028810
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Booklist, 11/01/2011, Page 31
- Kirkus Reviews, 10/15/2011, Page 0
- Library Journal, 11/01/2011, Page 71
- Publishers Weekly, 09/19/2011, Page 0
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