The Dragon Painter (1906) - Mary Mcneil Fenollosa - Bog

The Dragon Painter is a novel written by Mary McNeil Fenollosa and first published in 1906. The story follows a young artist named Tatsu, who has a reputation for painting incredibly lifelike dragons. Tatsu lives in a remote mountain village in Japan and is considered an eccentric by the villagers due to his obsession with finding the perfect dragon to paint.One day, a wealthy American woman named Miss Catharine Benson arrives in the village and becomes fascinated with Tatsu's art. She convinces him to come to the city with her and become a famous artist. Tatsu agrees, but only on the condition that Miss Benson help him find the dragon of his dreams.As they travel through Japan, Tatsu and Miss Benson begin to fall in love, but their relationship is complicated by Tatsu's obsession with his art and his fear that he will never find the perfect dragon. Eventually, Tatsu does find the dragon he has been searching for, but it comes at a great cost.The Dragon Painter is a beautifully written and evocative novel that explores themes of love, obsession, and the search for artistic perfection. It is considered a classic of early 20th-century American literature and has been adapted into several films and plays.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.