A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East by László Krasznahorkai, Adán Kovacsics Meszaros

A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East

László Krasznahorkai, Adán Kovacsics Meszaros with Ottilie Mulzet (Translator)

144 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction reflective sad medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

The grandson of Prince Genji lives outside of space and time and wanders the grounds of an old monastery in Kyoto. The monastery, too, is timeless: a place of prayer and deliverance, with barely a trace of any human presence. The wanderer is searc...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 105 reviews

Moods

reflective 83%
mysterious 70%
challenging 53%
relaxing 26%
informative 23%
sad 20%
inspiring 16%
adventurous 13%
hopeful 10%
emotional 6%
tense 6%
dark 3%
funny 3%

Pace

slow 76%
medium 20%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 50% | Character: 22% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

No: 58% | N/A: 35% | It's complicated: 5%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | N/A: 43% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | N/A: 31% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 56% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 6%

Average rating

3.71

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...