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'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.

Inspirat din fapte reale, romanul Puntea viselor surprinde Japonia anilor 1870 ’ o epoca in plina schimbare, cand, dupa razboiul civil, civilizatia occidentala incepe sa patrunda in cultura traditionala, testandu-i astfel limitele, deschiderea si reticenta fata de nou atat la nivel vestimentar, culinar, cat si al obiceiurilor. Este momentul in care, dupa ce au fost invinse fortele shogunului, generalul Kitaoka, dezamagit de noul regim, va pune la cale o rascoala. Pe acest fundal tulbure se va contura frumoasa poveste de dragoste, aparent imposibila, dintre Taka si Nobu.

Cartile lui Lesley Downer au fost traduse in peste treizeci de limbi.