by Yasushi Inoue · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780870117374
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«Chronicle of My Mother» is the autobiographical account by Yasushi Inoue, published by Kodansha Amer Inc in paperback in 1985, in English.
In this intimate chronicle, the Japanese author recalls the last fifteen years of his mother's life and the progress of her senility. The narrative describes how the children and family adapt to the old woman's forgetfulness and changes, while everyday gestures, memories of the past, and a new way of understanding filial love and the passage of time come to the surface.
Work originally published in 1975 in Japan as «Waga haha no ki»; this English-language edition includes the translation by Jean Oda Moy.
For readers of Japanese literature and family memoirs; for those seeking stories about memory, old age, and the bond between parents and children.
Yasushi Inoue was a Japanese writer of novels, short stories, poetry and essays, noted for his historical and autobiographical fiction. His most acclaimed works include The Bullfight, The Roof Tile of Tempyō and Tun-huang.
