About this title: Influential Japanese novelist Yasunari Kawabata has constructed an autobiography through his fiction with this new collection of stories that parallel major events and themes in his life. In the lyrical prose that is his signature, these 23 tales reflect Kawabata's keen perception, deceptive simplicity, and the deep melancholy that characterizes much of his work.
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Description: Good. RELIABLE library withdrawal in the plastic, protective cover. Stamped at the page edge with a card pocket page on the inside. Light scuff to the plastic cover. This edition is PRESENTABLE! read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very Good. As issued No Jacket. Some sticker residue front cover, remainder mark bottom edge of book, and other light shopwear. Short fiction/autobiographical sketches from the 1920's. By the author of Thousand Cranes and Snow Country. read more
Description: Very Good. As issued No Jacket. Some sticker residue front cover, remainder mark bottom edge of book, and other light shopwear. Short fiction/autobiographical sketches from the 1920's. By the author of Thousand Cranes and Snow Country. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: softcover
Publisher: Counterpoint, Washington, D.C.
Date Published: (1997)
Description: The uncorrected proof copy of the first American edition of this collection of stories by the first Japanese author to win the Nobel Prize. Fine in wrappers. read more
Edition: Uncorrected proof copy of the first American edition.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Counterpoint, Washington, D. C.
Date Published: 1997
Description: A fine copy. KAWABATA, Yasunari. THE DANCING GIRL OF IZU and Other Stories. Translated by J. Martin Holman. Twelvemo, off-white printed wrappers, 160 pages. Kawabata is the first Japanese author to win a Nobel Prize for Literature. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Counterpoint, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781887178143ISBN:1887178147
Description: Very Good Condition. Very Good Jacket. 8vo. Clean and unmarked. Dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve. 160 pp. Fast shipping. read more
"Like most of the Kawabata books I've read I liked this but don't think I fully understood everything. Diary of my sixteenth year was an interesting and griping portrayal of Kawabata's grandfathers illness."
"The Dancing Girl of Izu is beautiful story about tender and pure love young boy for young girl. It is so cute! I does not like heterosexual romance, but I very like it. The other stories are similar nice. This and Sound of the mountain is my favourite by Kawabata."
"This collection of short stories by Kawabata Yasunari demonstrates his meticulous attention to detail. The Dancing Girl of Izu and Other Stories are an exquisite blend of artistry and imagination. The popular title story, set in a rustic landscape between sea, mountain and sky, The Dancing Girl of Izu is beautiful look into the world of a dancing troupe and their customs of work, rest and play.
Kawabata, the first Japanese novelist to win the Nobel Prize is more like a sculptor than a painter, in that he takes away rather than adds. His style is ever so delicate, like the sakura that bloom in spring. His prose achieves a poetic elegance in a manner that maintains the intergrity of his traditions more than any other writer of his time and since. In this regard he is without peer in his native country of Japan."
"Voilà le tout premier bouquin que j'ai lu dans ma quête de reculturation japonaise!
Yasunari Kawabata a reçu le prix Nobel de littérature en 1969. C'est une étudiante qui m'avait parlé de ce bouquin alors que je me renseignait subtilement sur Izu ou je voulais passer mes vacances avec Bibi POur revenir au livre, il s'agit de 5 petites nouvelles qui parlent d'amour et de mort.
Bon dans l'ensemble, j'ai pas adoré.... Je l'ai trouvé un peu long et plat dans l'ensemble. Très poétique certes, mais d'une poésie typiquement orientale qui en général a du mal à m'atteindre du premier coup. Ce livre ne m'en a pas offert la porte.
Excepté pour une des 5 nouvelles!La dernière qui s'appelle "La lune dans l'eau". Un homme malade qui ne peut plus sortir de sa chambre regarde le monde, la femme qu'il a aimé et la vie qui était la sienne à travers un miroir. J'ai trouvé cette nouvelle vraiment très belle. C'est bien ça m'a permis de finir le bouquin sur une bonne impression
En note globale je mettrai un 2/5 parceque j'ai vraiment pas accroché, pour la dernière nouvelle ce serait un joli 4/5
Quoiqu'il en soit c'est un tout petit bouquin d'à peine plus de 100 pages et qui coute 3 euros Il se lit très vite et il ne m'a donc jamais semblé lourd! A tenter...."
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