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Fiction: Eclipse by Keiichiro Hirano - Paul Ferguson - 01-14-2025
"Set in late 15th-century Europe, Eclipse follows a young Dominican friar traveling from Paris to Florence in search of pre-Christian manuscripts. His encounter with an ascetic alchemist draws him into a quest for enlightenment, disrupted by disasters culminating in a solar eclipse. Written as a memoir, the novel blends historical detail, medieval alchemical lore, and philosophical depth, challenging rigid worldviews. Originally published in 1998, Eclipse earned Hirano, then a 23 year-old undergraduate, the Akutagawa Prize, establishing him as a literary prodigy."
https://www.amazon.com/Eclipse-Novel-Keiichiro-Hirano/dp/023121491X
Japanese edition:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%97%A5%E8%9D%95%E3%83%BB%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E-%E6%96%B0%E6%BD%AE%E6%96%87%E5%BA%AB-%E5%B9%B3%E9%87%8E-%E5%95%93%E4%B8%80%E9%83%8E/dp/4101290407/