The Gate describes the world of the humble clerk Sosuke and his wife Oyone, living in quiet obscurity in a house at the bottom of a cliff. Childless, the couple find themselves having to take responsibility for Sosuke’s younger brother. Oyone’s health begins to fail, and news that Oyone’s ex-husband will be visiting near by promotes a sense of crisis in Sosuke and forces him to abandon his life of quiet domesticity.
| japanese title: | Mon |
| notes: | Japanese title: Mon. Introduction by Damian Flanagan, Peter Owen 2006 |
| subjects: | Social life and customs |
| genre: | Fiction |
| ISBN: | 9780399506086 |
| OCLC number: | 652359434 |
| publisher: | Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1972, 1982; Putnam, 1972, 1982; Tuttle, 1972, 2000; Perigee Books, 1982; Peter Owen, Distributed in the USA by Dufour Editions, 2006 |
| publication place: | New York; New York; Rutland, VT; New York; Chester Springs, PA |
| japanese publication date: | 1910 |
| english publication date: | 1972 |
| document type: | Book |
| description: | 217 S. |
| related: | UNESCO collection of representative works: Japanese series |