Edition: [1st American ed. ]
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf; [distributed by Random House], New York
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780394475417ISBN:0394475410
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. viii, 187 p. illus. 22 cm. Translation of Meijin. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679761068ISBN:0679761063
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. read more
Description: Acceptable. 1981-Paperback----Used-Acceptable-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780425026458ISBN:0425026450
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. No spine creases in this tight copy. Corners and edges litely rubbed, minor chipping to cocer. (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S. A
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780425026458ISBN:0425026450
Description: Very Good. Creased and cocked spine. Unmarked text, crisp edges. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780425026458ISBN:0425026450
Description: Very Good. Mass Market 0425026450 Used name in ink. read more
Edition: 5th Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Perigee, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780399505287ISBN:0399505288
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Some pen marks on first page and stickers. Light shelf wear. Solid copy with clean pages. read more
Description: Good. 1972. First American Edition. Ex-public Library. Hardcover with dustjacket. Covers show wear. Usual library stamps & stickers. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Perigee, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780399505287ISBN:0399505288
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Normal edge wear, pages are tanning and is just starting to separate from spine, contents are clean good reference copy. read more
"I don't want to spend so much time reviewing a boring book, so I'll keep this short. If you need to read something by kawabata, just pick up Snow Country. Don't bother with this one. It's a fast read, but not overly interesting. I'd like to say the characterization and settings make up for the boring plot, but they don't."
"I loved this text. It drew me in completely and I even had to pull out the Go set to work go over some of the game positions. Fascinating and powerful. They say that there was no satisfactory explanation for Kawabata's suicide."
"This book does something that few books about games can manage. He takes an historical game, and includes all of the moves of that game, and makes these moves a core part of a great novel that deals with many themes. I can definitely understand that this book may not be very appealing to someone who doesn't know anything about the game of go going into it, but it remains a great accomplishment."
"I thought the Master of Go was a nice book. Nice. I can't say that it thrilled me to pieces, but then, every book doesn't have to be thrilling. My enjoyment may have been hindered by a lack of understanding of the game of Go. I gather it's one of those "minute to learn, lifetime to master" games. But still... I couldn't get over how they were playing chess in order to unwind after the Go match.
The most interesting theme to me was the young-versus-old conflict. This is why I found it to be a sad book, although I do not think it was meant to be. The young challenger guy won... isn't that what humanity should want? I was actually reading it the day after my Grandma's funeral last month, and I kept thinking things like "The old will grow weak. Their powers will fade. Death is a part of life. To everything there is a season." Thoughts that make me a little less sad about death."
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