Pearl Lady (Special Recommendation by Kawabata Yasunari)

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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: The Pearl Lady is a classic masterpiece by, the father of Japanese popular literature. In 2002, Fuji TV in Japan produced and broadcast a drama series, causing an unprecedented sensation and leading to a surge in sales of the novel as readers flocked to read it. The success of The Pearl Lady made a widely popular writer, which in turn elevated the social status of general literary creators. blends Eastern cultural aesthetics with Western literary techniques, realistically depicting the unique human atmosphere of the time through the tragic life of a young girl. The story is full of climaxes and dramatic tension, making it an immortal and moving work! The Pearl Lady is a classic masterpiece by, the father of Japanese popular literature. In 2002, Fuji TV in Japan produced and broadcast a drama series, causing an unprecedented sensation and leading to a surge in sales of the novel as readers flocked to read it. Like Romeo and Juliet, the pure and beautiful Ruriko, like a pearl, and Naoya, had a pure love, but due to the decline of their family, in order to repay debts and protect her father's reputation, she harbored a suicidal revenge and married the unscrupulous nouveau riche Kyohei. Unexpectedly, an accident took Kyohei's life. The young widow Ruriko became even more beautiful than a peacock, manipulating the men who were infatuated with her. However, deep down in her heart, she was...