by Sawako Ariyoshi · Stock · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782234018242
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«Les années du crépuscule» is the novel by Sawako Ariyoshi published by Stock in paperback, with 265 pages in French.
Shizego, an elderly widower, is taken in by his son and daughter-in-law Akiko. Akiko juggles work, home and child-rearing with caring for her father-in-law, who sinks into senility. Despite everything, a tender, almost maternal bond grows between them that transforms their relationship. The novel addresses the female condition, caregiving and aging.
Novel translated from Japanese by Jean-Christian Bouvier. Originally published in 1972; this French edition is from March 1997.
For readers interested in Japanese literature, literary fiction and stories about care, family and old age.
