{"product_id":"the-printmakers-daughter-paperback","title":"The Printmaker's Daughter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatherine Govier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lost voice of old Japan reclaims her rightful place inhistory in this breathtaking work of imagination and scholarship from award-winning and internationally acclaimedauthor Katherine Govier. In the evocative taleof 19th century Tokyo, \u003cem\u003eThe Printmaker'sDaughter \u003c\/em\u003e delivers an enthrallingtale of one of the world's great unknown artists: Oei, the mysterious daughter of master printmaker Hokusai, painter of the \u003cem\u003eThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.\u003c\/em\u003e In a novel that willresonate with readers of Tracy Chevalier's \u003cem\u003eGirlwith a Pearl Earring\u003c\/em\u003e, Lisa See's \u003cem\u003eSnowFlower and the Secret Fan\u003c\/em\u003e, and David Mitchell's \u003cem\u003eThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet\u003c\/em\u003e, the sights and sensations of an exotic, bygone era form the richly captivatingbackdrop for an intimate, finely wrought story of daughterhood and duty, artand authorship, the immortality of creation and the anonymity of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecounting the story of her life, Oei plunges us into the colorful world of nineteenth-century Edo, in which courtesans rub shoulders with poets, warriors consort with actors, and the arts flourish in an unprecedented moment of creative upheaval. Oei and Hokusai live among writers, novelists, tattoo artists, and prostitutes, evading the spies of the repressive shogunate as they work on Hokusai's countless paintings and prints. Wielding her brush, rejecting domesticity in favor of dedication to the arts, Oei defies all expectations of womanhood--all but one. A dutiful daughter to the last, she will obey the will of her eccentric father, the man who created her and who, ultimately, will rob her of her place in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivid, daring, and unforgettable, \u003cem\u003eThe Printmaker's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e shines fresh light on art, loyalty, and the tender and indelible bond between a father and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e--Marie Claire\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecounting the story of her life, Oei plunges us into the colorful world of nineteenth-century Edo, in which courtesans rub shoulders with poets, warriors consort with actors, and the arts flourish in an unprecedented moment of creative upheaval. Oei and Hokusai live among writers, novelists, tattoo artists, and prostitutes, evading the spies of the repressive shogunate as they work on Hokusai's countless paintings and prints. Wielding her brush, rejecting domesticity in favor of dedication to the arts, Oei defies all expectations of womanhood--all but one. A dutiful daughter to the last, she will obey the will of her eccentric father, the man who created her and who, ultimately, will rob her of her place in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivid, daring, and unforgettable, \u003cem\u003eThe Printmaker's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e shines fresh light on art, loyalty, and the tender and indelible bond between a father and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 8 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227019723001,"sku":"9780062000361","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SkRnaGlKRExObGlTZ2ljYjVXNGRMdz09.webp?v=1768274012","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-printmakers-daughter-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}