Die Go-Spielerin

• Title: Die Go-Spielerin [= The Go Player]
• Author: Shan Sa
• Publisher: Piper
• Edition: 2002
• Language: German
• Price: ca. EUR 20
• Contents: entertainment
• ISBN:
• German edition: 3-492-04442-5
• [French original 2001, Grasset: ?]
• Printing: very good, hard cover
• Layout: very good
• Editing: good; translation very good
• Pages: 252
• Size: 117mm x 194mm
• Diagrams per Page on Average: 0
• Method of Teaching: novel
• Read when EGF: 30k-6d
• Subjective Rank Improvement: --
• Subjective Topic Coverage: --
• Subjective Aims' Achievement: ++

In dense, surprising narrative style the reader is told about culture, war, occupation, sex, love. And go.

Should a go player read this book? If you like literature, read it and find out yourself. If you like novels about go, read First Kyu instead. Nevertheless, go plays some role throughout Shan Sa's book. First one might doubt: Is it merely a narrative tool? Suddenly it becomes much more - a mirror of soul.

Date: 10 October 2002