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The Mask Carver's Son
by Alyson Richman

Published: 2013-09-03
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1890. Yamamoto Kiyoki is a Japanese art student, dreaming of studying in Paris with the inspiring and vibrant Impressionist painters.Yamamoto Ryusei is Kiyoki's father. Ryusei's art, carving intricate masks for traditional Japanese theater, has been his refuge from loneliness since the ...
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1890. Yamamoto Kiyoki is a Japanese art student, dreaming of studying in Paris with the inspiring and vibrant Impressionist painters.Yamamoto Ryusei is Kiyoki's father. Ryusei's art, carving intricate masks for traditional Japanese theater, has been his refuge from loneliness since the death of his beloved wife, and he is revered as the most inspired artist of his kind. He expects his only son to honor the traditions of his family and his country, not to be seduced by Western ideas of what is beautiful. Ryusei hopes Kiyoki will follow his own distinguished career, creating masks that will become the family's crowning achievement.But what is a father to do when his son's path is not what he had planned? And how can a son honor his father, and yet fulfill his own destiny?

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Alyson Richman is the author of the nationally bestselling novel, The Lost Wife, as well as three other historical novels: The Mask Carver’s Son, The Rhythm of Memory, and The Last Van Gogh. As of next year, her novels will be published in more than fifteen languages. The daughter of an abstract painter and an engineer, her novels are known for weaving art with extensive historical research. The Lost Wife was awarded the 2012 Long Island Reads selection, a community-wide initiative to promote reading and discussion of one book and was recognized by the Jewish Journal of Books as one of the best books of 2012. Ms. Richman is a graduate of Wellesley College and a former Thomas J. Watson Fellow. She lives with her husband and children in Long Island. Her next novel, The Garden of Letters, about a cellist who becomes involved in the Italian Resistance during WWII will be published in 2014.

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by Kayla J. (see profile) 12/30/20

 
  "The Mask Carver's Son"by Sandra D. (see profile) 02/13/15

Very insightful into the lives of Japanese in that time period. Love learning about other cultures and would recommend it to others.

 
by Paula Z. (see profile) 02/11/15

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