Available again, a newly translated collection of twenty-three
stories from one of the most influential figures in modern Japanese
literature. "He employs devices from those long poetic traditions
in order to create in modern prose his remarkable effects:
juxtaposition of image upon image to open up the depths of feeling
lurking behind placid surface reality." Washington Post"We owe
Martin Holman this insight, for in rendering these important early
writings into English, it is he who has shown us that the author in
his youth was already the mature Yasunari Kawabata."Japan
TimesYasunari 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.
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