Beauty and Sadness
of Yasunari Kawabata, Howard Hibbett (Translator)
Description
Beauty and Sadness (Japanese: çŸăăăšćăăżăš Utsukushisa to kanashimi to) is a 1964 novel by Japanese Nobel Prize winning author Yasunari Kawabata.Opening on the train to Kyoto, the narrative, in characteristic Kawabata fashion, subtly brings up issues of tradition and modernity as it explores writer Oki Toshio's reunion with a young lover from his past, Otoko Ueno, who is now a famous artist and recluse. Ueno is now living with her protegĂ©e and a jealous lover, Keiko Sakami, and the unfolding relationships between Oki, Otoko, and Keiko form the plot of the novel. Keiko states several times that she will avenge Otoko for Oki's abandonment, and the story coalesces into a climactic ending.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 206 pages
- Publisher Vintage
- Publication Date January 30th 1996
- First Publication 10/28/64
- Language English
- ISBN 9780679761051
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Japan']
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