The Dancing Girl of Izu and Other Stories by Yasunari Kawabata

The Dancing Girl of Izu and Other Stories by Yasunari Kawabata

A collection of twenty-three stories from one of the most influential figures in modern Japanese literature.

Yasunari Kawabata is widely known for his innovative short stories, some called "palm-of-the-hand" stories short enough to fit into ones palm. This collection reflects Kawabata's keen perception, deceptive simplicity, and the deep melancholy that characterizes much of his work. The stories were written between 1923 and 1929, and many feature autobiographical events and themes that reflect the painful losses he experienced early in his life.

Yasunari Kawabata was born in the city of Osaka in the year 1899. He was the first Japanese writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968. He published his first pieces while still in high school and graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1924, making him one of Japan's most renowned novelists. The Izu Dancer, a short story he initially published in 1925, was reprinted in The Atlantic Monthly in 1955. Snow Country (1956), which consolidated Kawabata's status as one of the leading voices of his period, as well as Thousand Cranes (1959), The Sound of the Mountain (1970), The Master of Go (1972), and Beauty and Sorrow (1975), cemented his reputation as one of the preeminent voices of his time.

He was the chairman of the People's Environmental Network (P.E.N.). He was a member of the Japan Club for long years and was awarded the Goethe-medal in Frankfurt in 1959. In 1972, Kawabata passed away.

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ISBN 13	9781887178945
ISBN 10	1887178945
Title	The Dancing Girl of Izu and Other Stories
Author	Yasunari Kawabata
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Counterpoint
Year published	1998-08-29
Number of pages	176
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