Thirst for Love.
New York: Knopf, 1969. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. No names or marks to the text. The protaganist in Thirst for Love is Etsuko, a young widow whose philandering husband died horribly from typhoid. After moving into the house of her father-in-law, her misery deepens as she numbly submits to the old man's advances. But soon Etsuko falls in love with the young servant, Saburo. Tormented by his indifference yet invigorated by her anguish, she makes one last, catastrophic, bid for his attentions. Item #28951
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