Finalist for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize Beauty, in Laszlo Krasznahorkai's new novel, reflects, however fleeting, the sacred - even if we are mostly unable to bear it. In Seiobo There Below we see the Japanese goddess Seiobo returning to mortal realms in search of perfection. An ancient Buddha being restored; the Italian renaissance painter Perugino managing his workshop; a Japanese Noh actor rehearsing; a fanatic of Baroque music lecturing to a handful of old villagers; tourists intruding into the rituals of Japan's most sacred shrine; a heron as it gracefully hunts its prey. Told in chapters that sweep us across the world and through time, covering the furthest reaches of human experience, Krasznahorkai demands that we pause and ask ourselves these questions: What is sacred? How do we define beauty? What makes great art endure? Melancholic and mesmerisingly beautiful, this latest novel by the author of Satantango shows us how to glimpse the divine through extraordinary art and human endeavour. Winner of Best Translated Book of the Year Award 2014 Translated by Ottilie Mulzet
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9781781255100
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214355497
Product Key Features
Book Title
Seiobo there below
Author
Laszlo Krasznahorkai
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2015
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
222mm
Item Width
144mm
Item Weight
605g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Laszlo Krasznahorkai
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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