Matthew Crosby

The Curse of the Matsumoto Cherrywood-Book One (The Curse of the Matsumoto Cherrywood, Books One, Two and Three, #1) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"This curse, of times long gone, of now, must be set down with indelible ink and read out loud... If there is any hope, it is in the record; for evil prefers silence and withers in the telling."

I'm enjoying the journey... ancient Nara, the 16th century 100-year wars, down to the 1750's publishing district of Shinbashi, learning woodblock printing, fashion and colour. On visits to the Ukiyothe floating worldwe meet customers and their imprisoned courtesans. On slow and fast trains and on foot, we see the sights of the nakasendo, the inland highway, and stay at its checkpoint inns. In Book One the yakuza, organised crime visit... ghosts past possess these narcissists in pursuit of the oldest prizeslust, money, power. In Book Two, we meet a few good cops. I can't wait to share my personal experience of Tokyo tent theatrethe tragedy of a curse that takes hold; in Book Three we climb to the pilgrim hut, ghosts above Mt Ontakè, on to Matsumoto Castle and return to Melbourne to a dénouement that startles even me. The Curse of the Matsumoto Cherrywood is a new slow-burn saga told in the light of incendiary lamps. One reader said, 'I felt utterly transported, challenged and stimulated stylistically, never doubting the hand that held the narrative tiller; sure, in control, confident, a writer on top of his game.' Another said, 'Matthew Crosby's research and knowledge of Japan, both its language and culture is meticulous. He weaves this knowledge, together with an innate sense of drama seamlessly into his narrative to create an overall immensely satisfying and immersive experience.'

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Matthew Crosby
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781005857486
• Artikelnr.: 72782489

Autorenporträt

In various forms, I've been writing all my life. My theatre, television and film career has focused my attempts within that sphere. At the age of 50 I commenced my first pass at longform fiction writing with The Curse of the Matsumoto Cherrywood. What a fabulous form! Early on, I took advice from a published speech that screen writer Andrew Bovell made, in which he said that a writer should be surprised by the trips and turns of their characters. When I came to decisions that might limit the scope, I admit, I should have known better. I followed the meandering path of ghost story writing till the scope became epic. A decade of research, theatre projects in Japan and experience gained writing in the novel fiction form led me to this saga. Concurrently, I wrote the play The Intriguing Case of the Silent Forest, and a screenplay following Japanese writer Akutagawa Ryunosuke which I called Lipstick. The play was performed in 2019, two days ago I met with Korean Japanese director Kim Sujin, who says that the project is advancing. So, with the second book hitting the digital stands this month of February 2024, I am thrilled to be presenting the fruits of these Japanese influences, a series of novels on the Smashwords format. It provides a platform for writers to reach readers directly, and for that I am thankful. Please do drop me a line, I look forward to hearing your response to the story so far.