Thousand Cranes by Kawabata, Yasunari

Thousand Cranes

A luminous story of desire, regret, and the almost sensual nostalgia that binds the living to the...
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Author: Yasunari Kawabata
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Language: English
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Thousand Cranes by Kawabata, Yasunari

Thousand Cranes

$31.49

Thousand Cranes

$31.49
Author: Yasunari Kawabata
Format: Paperback
Language: English
A luminous story of desire, regret, and the almost sensual nostalgia that binds the living to the dead--from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner and author of Snow Country.

While attending a traditional tea ceremony in the aftermath of his parents' deaths, Kikuji encounters his father's former mistress, Mrs. Ota. At first Kikuji is appalled by her indelicate nature, but it is not long before he succumbs to passion--a passion with tragic and unforeseen consequences, not just for the two lovers, but also for Mrs. Ota's daughter, to whom Kikuji's attachments soon extend. Death, jealousy, and attraction convene around the delicate art of the tea ceremony, where every gesture is imbued with profound meaning.

Author: Yasunari Kawabata
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 11/26/1996
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780679762652


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 01/05/1997 pg. 28

About the Author
Yasunari Kawabata was born in Osaka in 1899. In 1968 he became the first Japanese writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. One of Japan's most distinguished novelists, he published his first stories while he was still in high school, graduating from Tokyo Imperial University in 1924. His short story "The Izu Dancer," first published in 1925, appeared in The Atlantic Monthly in 1955. Kawabata authored numerous novels, including Snow Country (1956), which cemented his reputation as one of the preeminent voices of his time, as well as Thousand Cranes (1959), The Sound of the Mountain (1970), The Master of Go (1972), and Beauty and Sadness (1975). He served as the chairman of the P.E.N. Club of Japan for several years and in 1959 he was awarded the Goethe-medal in Frankfurt. Kawabata died in 1972.

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