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(*)(trans. by Royall Tyler) (★)(Titulo original : Shigurejaya Oriku [しぐれ茶屋 おりく] 1.As a businesswoman, she owns and runs an elegant teahouse. And as the independent-minded mistress of her own destiny, she attracts Tokyo´s creative and intellectual talents to it. Along with her passion for music, theater and storytelling, Oriku offers her own one-of-a-kind talents to those she meets : a vibrant appreciation of life, and the maturity and sensitivity necessary to instruct young people in the all-important arts of love. 2.Matsutaro Kawaguchi [1899-1985], one of Japan´s most enduringly popular contemporary writers and filmmakers, earned many literary accolades, including the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for ´Shigurejaya Oriku [Mistress Oriku]´. Kawaguchi´s novels, many of which were adapted to film, often evoke the popular arts and entertainment world of old Tokyo.) |