Sado Author:William Plomer Based on Plomer's own experiences, this sensitive study of the meeting of East and West takes place in the Tokyo of the 1920s. It tells the story of Vincent Lucas, a naive young Englishman `with a little money and an ambition to become a painter', who is introduced to the life and art of Japan by Sado Masaji, an idealistic university student wi... more »th a captivating air of melancholy.« less