by Hubert Haddad · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070454419
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«Le peintre d’éventail» is the initiation novel by Hubert Haddad, published by Folio in paperback (192 pages, in French).
Matabei retires to northeastern Honshu, to the Atôra region, and stays at Dame Hison's inn. There he meets the old gardener-master Osaki, an extraordinary fan painter. His garden, a labyrinth of deceptive perspectives, is the setting for passions and heartbreaks far from the Zen path.
Novel originally published in 2013 and awarded the Prix Louis Gailloux 2013 and the Grand Prix SGDL de littérature 2013.
For readers of contemporary fiction and novels set in Japan.
Hubert Haddad is a Tunisian poet, playwright, short story writer and novelist. He was born in Tunis in 1947. His debut collection of poems Le Charnier déductif appeared in 1967, and his first novel Un rêve de glace was published in 1974. Since then he has published numerous works in a wide range of literary forms.
