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The Temple of the Wild Geese, a semi-autobiographical account of Mizukami's childhood, tells the tale of Jinen, a Buddhist monk raised by villagers after his mother, a beggar, abandoned him. Sent to live at a temple at the age of ten, his resentment smolders for years until it explodes in a shocking climax.
In Bamboo Dolls of Echizen, no woman is willing to marry the diminutive Kisuke, a bamboo artisan, until Tamae, a prostitute, comes to pay her respects at the grave of Kisuke's father. In Tamae, Kisuke sees shadows of his own mother, who died when he was young, and the two eventually marry. Since Kisuke seeks only motherly affection from Tamae, the two never become lovers. Instead, Tamae devotes herself to caring for Kisuke as a mother would, and he thrives as a renowned maker of bamboo dolls.
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Julia Aleman
reviewed The Temple of the Wild Geese and Bamboo Dolls of Echizen on January 16, 2017 The Temple of the Wild Geese and Bamboo Dolls of Echizen
Although already an established author of popular detective fictions, these two novellas cemented Tsutomu Minakami as a major literary force in Japan with Temple winning the prestigious Noaki Literary Award in 1961. Told in simple and sparse, but elegantly cultured, prose these two masterful tales of the devastating effects caused by a lack of maternal influence in upbringing are rich in imagery and emotion, overcoming any argument of predictability in the works. Shocking and tragic--mixing pulp fiction with naturalism and sharp social commentary. Short though they are, they don't read quickly. I definitely want to read more of this author's works, though not many of his works have been translated into English.
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