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Thousand Cranes

of Yasunari Kawabata, Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator)

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An alternate cover of this ISBN can be found here.Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata’s Thousand Cranes is a luminous story of desire, regret, and the almost sensual nostalgia that binds the living to the dead.   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.

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Japan Japan Fiction Japanese Literature Classics Asia Literature Novels Asian Literature Nobel Prize Romance

Main Characters

Kikuji Mrs. Ota Fumiko

Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 147 pages
  • Publisher Vintage
  • Publication Date 1996
  • First Publication 10/30/52
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780679762652
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category History & Politics
  • Scenario ['Japan']

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