Bonchi by Toyoko Yamasaki (.ePUB)
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Bonchi by Toyoko Yamasaki, translated by Harue & Travis Summersgill
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Overview: Set in the merchant district of Osaka in the mid-1920s to 1940s, Bonchi is the story of Kikuji, the scion of the Kawachiya family, owners of a profitable and prestigious manufacturing firm. As the only male child in the family in three generations, Kikuji is under the thumb of his grandmother Kino and his mother Sei, and even after his father dies and he becomes head of the firm, they continue to rule his personal life.
The women arrange a marriage for Kikuji and, once a child is born of the marriage, they arrange the divorce; subsequently, they take complete control over the raising of Kikuji’s son, making him as pampered and spoiled as they are. Kikuji understands that he can never again bring a wife into the household; instead he takes several mistresses …
Genre: Fiction > General Fiction/Classics
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