Kawabata, Yasunari
Beauty and Sadness. Yasunari Kawabata Translated from the Japanese by Edward G. Seidensticker
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780141192611
- author:
- Kawabata, Yasunari
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 144
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 0.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Classics, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Yasunari Kawabata's poignant novel explores the complexities of love and regret in middle age. A chance encounter with Otoko, a woman from his past, sets off a chain of emotions that challenge Oki's perceptions of himself and those around him.
The story is one of strange beauty, marked by a tender touch of nostalgia and a heartbreaking sensitivity to the things we lose forever. With its nuanced exploration of human relationships, Kawabata's work is both deeply personal and universally relatable.
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