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Nascuta in zgomotosul New York, Aurelia isi gaseste un camin in tara ciresilor in floare, slujind-o pe fiica maestrului Shin, Yukako. Suntem la inceputul erei Meiji: Japonia traditionala se intoarce spre Occident, iar arta straveche a ceaiului este amenintata: pana si culoarea si croiul unui kimono pot fi un gest de nesupunere, iar pavilioanele si gradinile japoneze sunt nimicite. Aurelia si Yukako vor trebui sa lupte pentru ca lumea lor sa supravietuiasca, iar destinul le va pune in fata alegerii intre datorie si iubire.

'What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad.' Autobiographical stories from one of Japan's masters of modernist story-telling. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.