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'Passions and intrigues abound in this epic historical novel. Kagami follows three families in 19th Century Japan, the Yamamotos and the Okuras, traditionalists dedicated to the old feudal Samurai ways, and the commercial Fukudas, eager to seize trading opportunities opened up by the arrival of Commodore Perry's force in 1853.
'The Kagami, or sacred mirror, is said to reflect the secret self of anyone who looks into it; what will it reveal of Lady Masa, the gentle aristocrat; her son, Renzo, a student at one of the mysterious Seignorial schools, once Japan's only point of contact with the outside world; the swaggering Samurai, Kenichi, and his sharp witted friend, Fukuda; free-thinking Aiko, with her quick tongue, and Osen, the beguiling courtesan?'
Source: Publisher's blurb (2017 ed.).
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Dedication: To cherished memories of times spent in Japan.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Contesting Civilizations : Literature of Australia in Japan and Singapore
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 25 no. 1 2011; (p. 37-43) ‘Australia and Japan emerged simultaneously as modernizing stages in a shared region, and Singapore joined them in the 1960s. Interaction between Australia and Japan is more than 150 years old, while its Australia/Singapore counterpart is much more recent. But mutual perceptions appear in both cases to be characterized by concerns about cultural superiority or inferiority, and by complex contests over the deference dur to civilizations in Australian, Japanese and Singaporean fiction.’ (p. 37) -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Publisher's Weekly , 1 June 1992; (p. 52)
— Review of Kagami: A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Kirkus Reviews , 15 May 1992; (p. 630)
— Review of Kagami: A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Booklist , August 1992; (p. 1995)
— Review of Kagami: A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Out of Japan
1989
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 August 1989; (p. 109)
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Inside a Closed Society
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 114 1989; (p. 31)
— Review of Kagami: A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Booklist , August 1992; (p. 1995)
— Review of Kagami: A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Kirkus Reviews , 15 May 1992; (p. 630)
— Review of Kagami: A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Publisher's Weekly , 1 June 1992; (p. 52)
— Review of Kagami: A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Contesting Civilizations : Literature of Australia in Japan and Singapore
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 25 no. 1 2011; (p. 37-43) ‘Australia and Japan emerged simultaneously as modernizing stages in a shared region, and Singapore joined them in the 1960s. Interaction between Australia and Japan is more than 150 years old, while its Australia/Singapore counterpart is much more recent. But mutual perceptions appear in both cases to be characterized by concerns about cultural superiority or inferiority, and by complex contests over the deference dur to civilizations in Australian, Japanese and Singaporean fiction.’ (p. 37) -
Out of Japan
1989
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 August 1989; (p. 109)
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cJapan,cEast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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