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Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata
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."A stunning economy, delicacy of feeling, and a painter's sensitivity to the visible world."
--The Atlantic
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.
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780679762652 |
| ISBN 10 | 0679762655 |
| Title | Thousand Cranes |
| Author | Yasunari Kawabata |
| Series | Vintage International |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1996-11-26 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Prizes | Winner of Nobel Prize 1968 |
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