Paprika - Brossura

Yasutaka Tsutsui

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1846880777 ISBN 13: 9781846880773

Casa editrice: Alma Books Ltd, 2009

Riassunto

Paprika - exotic, piquant, to be used sparingly. The eponymous heroine of Tsutsui's novel is the alter ego of brilliant and beautiful psychotherapist Atsuko Chiba, one of the leading brains in the Institute for Psychiatric Research. An expert in the use of 'psychotherapy devices' that trap a patient's dreams and display them on a monitor, Atsuko is able to manipulate those dreams, even enter them, as an aid to psychoanalysis. When treating private patients, Atsuko transforms herself into the guise of Paprika - a captivating girl of unknown age - to mask her true identity.As Paprika delves ever deeper into her realm of fantasy, the borderline between dream and reality becomes increasingly blurred. All the more so when a colleague at the Institute develops a new device that allows the dreams of several individuals to be combined simultaneously. With this, they enter dangerous territory - far from curing their patients, they could drive them insane. Rich in humorous dialogue and ridiculous situations, replete with the folly of human desires, yet with an underlying sense of menace that 'all is not what it seems', Paprika could be described as the very pinnacle of Tsutsui's art.

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Recensione:

The nice thing about Tsutsui is that history and modernity combine effortlessly, as do drab reality and fantasy. --Philip Hensher, The Daily Telegraph

Imagine a manic JG Ballard, but one with an even darker past to work out --Nick Lezard, The Guardian

Imagine a manic JG Ballard, but one with an even darker past to work out --Nick Lezard, The Guardian

L'autore:

Born in Osaka, Yasutaka Tsutsui is particularly well known for his science fiction. After graduating from Doshisha University, he founded NULL, a science fiction magazine. His short story O-tasuke (Help) won him the recognition and respect of Rampo Edogawa, 'the father of Japanese mystery writing'. In 1970s Tsutsui began experimenting in a variety of styles, from slapstick and black humour to various kinds of metafiction. Winner of various awards including Izumi Kyoka Prize, Kawabata Prize and Yomiuri Literary Prize.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Alma Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1846880777
• ISBN 13: 9781846880773
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 350