Portrait of a Lady with Pearls

By long-standing tradition, for centuries a woman’s lot was to run the household and raise children, and her behavior was regulated by strict standards of morality. This was especially evident in Eastern Asian countries, including Japan. And even more striking, then, is the plot of the novel “The Pearl Lady’s Portrait,” whose heroine decided to prove to herself and to society that a woman can do far more. Finding herself in a difficult life situation, she didn’t surrender to fate’s mercy—she issued a challenge and, calling on all her beauty, cunning, and charm, stepped onto the path of a war for her independence and equality.

Don’t miss the new audio version of the Japanese novel “The Lion of Yoko-…”—Kikutti Kan read by Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Sergey Chonishvili.