The Printmaker's Daughter: An Intimate Historical Fiction

The Printmaker's Daughter: An Intimate Historical Fiction – The Hidden Life of Hokusai's Daughter in 19th Century Japan

A lost voice of old Japan reclaims her rightful place inhistory in this breathtaking work of imagination and scholarship from award-winning and internationally acclaimedauthor Katherine Govier. In the evocative taleof 19th century Tokyo, The Printmakerâ€™sDaughter Â delivers an enthrallingtale of one of the worldâ€™s great unknown artists: Oei,the mysterious daughter of master printmaker Hokusai, painter of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. In a novel that willresonate with readers of Tracy Chevalierâ€™s Girlwith a Pearl Earring, Lisa Seeâ€™s SnowFlower and the Secret Fan, and David Mitchellâ€™s The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet,the sights and sensations of an exotic, bygone era form the richly captivatingbackdrop for an intimate, finely wrought story of daughterhood and duty, artand authorship, the immortality of creation and the anonymity of history.
Country USA
Brand Harper Perennial
Manufacturer Harper Perennial
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
Model 62000365
ReleaseDate 2011-11-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780062000361

The Printmaker's Daughter: An Intimate Historical Fiction – The Hidden Life of Hokusai's Daughter in 19th Century Japan