![]() ![]() ![]() Instead, he put his work in the service of the imperialist movement that led Japan into World War II.Now, as the mature Ono struggles through the aftermath of that war, his memories of his youth and of the "floatingworld"-the nocturnal world of pleasure, entertainment, and drink-offer him both escape and redemption, even as theypunish him for betraying his early promise. An Artist of the Floating WorldBOOK DETAILPaperback: 206 pages Publisher: Vintage International 1st edition (September 19, 1989) Language: English ISBN-10:0679722661 ISBN-13: 978-0679722663 Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 8 inches Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (Viewshipping rates and policies) Customer Reviews:Book DescriptionFrom the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the DayIn the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art solely to the celebration ofphysical beauty. ![]()
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