Publisher/Marval

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This book is written in French about Nobel Prize-winning author Oe Kenzaburo, with text by Jean-Louis Scheffer, a Parisian art critic and philosopher. The appeal of this book for photography fans is the inclusion of black-and-white illustrations by Jun Shiraoka. Shiraoka was born in Ehime Prefecture in 1944, studied physics and earth sciences at Shinshu University, and then entered the Tokyo College of Photography to pursue photography. In the 1970s, he moved to the United States, where he studied under Lisette Model at the ICP and other institutions, and was highly praised by her, and was also highly praised by Sam Wagstaff, who added his work to his collection. He then moved to France, where he spent nearly 20 years, and Jean-Claude Lemagny, photo curator at the National Library of Paris, said of him, "When I finished looking at all of Shiraoka's photographs, the words 'You are a great photographer' just came out naturally, but that was the only time I've ever heard that before or since." An original vision based on a high level of spirituality, overwhelming quality, and monochrome shadows packed with poetic emotion... This book contains over 30 rare images of this Japanese photographer who is not well known in Japan but has received high praise in the West.