The mask carver's son

Alyson Richman

earliest edition we have, 2000 Bloomsbury Pub., 2000 371 pages

"Set in turn-of-the-century Japan against the backdrop of a declining Noh theatre and in Paris during the heady days when French Impressionism was in full bloom, this novel tells the story of a young Japanese artist who sacrifices everything: family, love, and fortune, for his art.". "The artist's father, a reclusive carver renowned for his haunting masks, dedicates his life to the theatre after tragedy leaves him i...

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Mask Carver's Son edition · 2013 · Penguin Publishing Group · 374 pages · 9780425267264
Mask Carver's Son edition · 2001 · Bloomsbury Publishing USA · 377 pages · 9781582341293
The mask carver's son edition · 2000 · Bloomsbury Pub. · 371 pages

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