The Summer House by Masashi Matsuie

Tōru Sakanishi, a recent architecture graduate, joins the small Murai Office and spends a sweltering summer in the mountain artists’ colony of Kita-Asama as the team works to design the National Library of Modern Literature. Told through Sakanishi’s observant voice, the novel explores architecture, the natural beauty of Japan, and the tensions between tradition and modernity as the firm competes with a rival office.

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Published
2012
Nationality
Japanese
Length
Moderate
Pages
400
Original Language
English
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