The Master of Go

<p><b>Luminous, suspenseful and serene, <i>The Master of Go</i> is a compelling portrait, quietly devastating of two men – and a whole society – facing defeat.</b></p><p>Simple in its fundamentals, infinitely complex in its execution, the strategy game Go is an expression of the Japanese spirit. But when a revered Master is challenged by a younger, more modern upcomer, their match, waged over several months and layered in ceremony, pits imperial Japan against the twentieth century.</p><p><b>BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days.</b></p><p><b>** The perfect stocking filler for short fiction readers** </b></p>