Madam Juzi

Author: Pierre Loti
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The French naval officer "I" comes to Nagasaki, Japan, and according to local customs, "rents" a young woman named Kiku as a temporary wife. The novel revolves around this story of renting a wife, meticulously depicting the family life between "I" and Kiku, as well as his interactions with Kiku's mother, sisters, and other relatives. Through this, it reflects the customs and atmosphere of Nagasaki, Japan, in the early 19th century, and the servile flattery Japanese people displayed toward Europeans at the time. The novel portrays various dark aspects and flaws of Japanese society and even the Japanese nation during that era.