A faceless man — and his portraitist.
Alone and without destination, the nameless narrator and painter drifts across Japan. Eventually he retreats to a remote house belonging to a celebrated artist. One day he receives an extraordinarily lucrative offer: he is to paint the portrait of a wealthy man. After some hesitation he accepts, and Wataru Menshiki begins sitting for him. Yet the narrator finds he cannot recover his old skill. He cannot grasp what makes Menshiki who he is. Who is this man w...
