Sea of Ink
A Literary Fiction, Art, German Literature book. He ran barefoot across the springy floor of the pine forest; he was dancing with the earth. Richard...
Sea of Ink, published in Switzerland in 2005, won the Prix des Audituers de la Radio Suisse Romande.A beautiful novella in 50 short chapters and 10 pictures about the life of Bada Shanren, the most influential Chinese painter of all times. In 1626, Bada Shanren is born into the Chinese royal family. When the old Ming Dynasty crumbles, he becomes an artist, committed to capturing the essence of nature with a single brushstroke. Then the rulers of the new Qing Dynasty discover his identity and Bada must feign madness to escape.
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He ran barefoot across the springy floor of the pine forest; he was dancing with the earth. Richard Weihe, Sea of Ink //
Ive been meaning to read one of Peirene Presss books since they first landed on Scribd a couple months ago. Theyre a wonderful house: a small, independent publisher dedicated to translating short works of excellent European fiction into English. (And the covers! I want to frame them all.) I settled on Sea of Ink because its title is... "A brush with China under Manchu rule"At TF we came across Peirene Press very early in our researches - they specialise in contemporary European literature, that is thought provoking, well designed and short. They have a perfect strapline from the TLS which absolutely sums up the books they produce: "Two-hour books to be devoured in... More of a meditation on how to find the Way, Tao, but also a description of any artist's quest for perfection, that yearning to express the inexpressible, to pin down nature and reality but also one's soul. Also an interesting portrayal of a troubled period in Chinese history (although that is almost secondary - but so much of the artist's...
