The Master of Go

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Go is a game of strategy in which two players attempt to surround each other s black or white stones Simple in its fundamentals, infinitely complex in its execution, Go is an essential expression of the Japanese spirit And in his fictional chronicle of a match played between a revered and heretofore invincible Master and a younger and modern challenger, Yasunari Kawabata captured the moment in which the immutable traditions of imperial Japan met the onslaught of the twentieth century. Best Read [ The Master of Go ] author [ Yasunari Kawabata ] – kino-fada.fr I loved this slim book based partially on Kawabata s newspaper reports of one of the century s most famous Go matches I don t understand the game at all Wikipedia rabbit hole somehow left meconfused than when I started , but the psychological import of the conflict between the aged, stubborn master and his young challenger is fantastic The obvious comp is Zweig s CHESS STORY, but this is quite different, an existential novel that in some ways is an extended metaphor about transitions I loved this sli...Kawabata writes a factual account of a Go match, which at one level could be compared with the sort of journalism you see in a magazine like New in Chess He presents all the moves in the game, and comments the play Somehow he turns it into an emotionally gripping meditation on life, art, fate and the inevitable destruction of traditional Japanese society He apparently thought this was his best book remember that he won the Nobel Prize.It would be easy to sa...Two stones.two individuals One game..one world The yin yang philosophies sprouting from the wooden bowls on to a 19 x 19 arena The small stones carrying the burden of altering destinies In the realm of sh setsu, Kawabata chronicles a factual reportage of a decisive championship game of Go held in 1938, between Honnimb Sh sai and Mr Kitano Minora Abiding the culture of literary fiction, Kawabata confers fabricated identities to the players as well as to himself Mr Uragami in this Two stones.two individuals One game..one world The yin yang philosophies sprouting from the wooden bowls on to a 19 x 19 arena The small stones carrying the burden of altering destinies In the realm of sh setsu, Kawabata chronicles a factual reportage of a decisive championship game of Go held in 1938, between Honnimb Sh sai and Mr Kitano Minora Abiding the culture of literary fiction, Kawabata confers fabricated identities to the p...How Kawabata combines a journalistic narrative voice with such a rich literary tradition baffles methan the intricate game of Go and it s complex representation of the structural game in society the novel is supposed to explore, and what a bea...With no such intention in mind, I rather fell out of the frying pan on this one I had to get away from Yourcenar and a glance at the shelves made me think nothing could be further from Hadrian than a book about Go.My very first Go move, and it s a mistake Continue hereHow does a book about a go game win the Nobel Prize for Literature Actually, the book itself didn t win the prize Kawabata the author did, but this book is widely regarded as his best, and probably the one that sealed the Nobel for him You have to read this book to understand what it s really like It s a semi fictional chronicle of an actual game between a revered reigning master and a rising young champion destined to unseat him Yes, I just spoiled the ending, but it s pretty much given How does a book about a go game win the Nobel Prize for Literature Actually, the book itself didn t win the prize Kawabata the author did, but this bo...3.5 starsI ve just read an interesting article in The Japan Times entitled An exploration of the great game at the heart of the Master of Go by Tyler Rothmar, informing his readers that the battle took place nearly six months and the victor finalized exactly 78 years ago today December 4, 2016 If you d like to read the JT article, please visit this web page Reading this novel by Kawabata is, I think, a bit different from reading his other three, 3.5 starsI ve just read an interesting article in The Japan Times entitled An exploration of the great game at the heart of the Master of Go by Tyler Rothmar, informing his readers that the battle took place nearly six months and the victor finalized exactly 78...EDIT I wonder, would a pun like be acceptable A masterpiece, perhaps all of Kawabata s sentiments crammed into one book rather than an observation of a Go match Though Kawabata s ideals doesn t strike me as those which are sensible, for some reason this book touches medeeply than I ve ever expected.After reading this, I thought as if for a moment, I could understand the reasons behind his suicide Another one sitting read 4 stars, 1 personal star EDIT I wonder, would a pun like be acceptable A masterpiece, perhaps all of Kawabata s sentiments crammed into one book rather than an observation of a Go match Though Kawabata s ideals doesn t strike me as those which are sensible, for some reason this book touches medeeply than I ve ever expected.After reading this, I thought a... A Go match must start at the appointed time even when the player s parents are on their deathbed or the player himself fell ill right over the chessboard. The Master of Go records an old generation v.s younger generation, tradition v.s modern contest between one old Master of Go actually, he was the last person to hold this title and an up and coming one, and the actual event took place in year 1938.The author, Yasunari Kawabata, who penned this novel years after he wrote serialized A Go match must start at the appointed time even when the player s parents are on their deathbed or the player himself fell ill right over the chessboard. The Master of Go records an old generation v.s younger generation, tradition v.s modern contest between one old Master of Go actually, he was the last person to hold this title and an up and coming one, and the actual event took place in year 1938.The author, Yasunari Kawabata, who penned this novel...This is probably not the best novel to get started on Kawabata It is not representative of his usual sensory or sensual style of writing Instead it iscontemplative and reflective It was a bit draggy in parts with the details of the championship game The ending also seemed incompleteThe invincible Master had lost his last championship match.It was the end of an era Not only did Shusai s reign finally come to an end, the new champion was not his choice as a successor It was not just This is probably not the best novel to get started on Kawabata It is not representative of his usual sensory or sensual style of writing Instead it iscontemplative and reflective It was a bit draggy in parts with the details of...

The Master of Go
  • English
  • 04 February 2018
  • Paperback
  • 189 pages
  • 0679761063
  • Yasunari Kawabata
  • The Master of Go