About this title: Originally published in The Atlantic Monthly, in 1958, The Izu Dancer, a story about a young man's travels through the Izu Peninsula, introduced Kawabata's prodigious talent to the West. Since its first printing, Kawabata, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize, has been recognized as one of Japan's most distinguished writers. Also included in this collection are three stories by the prolific author Yasushi Inoue, the recipient of every major prize in Japanese literature: "The Counterfeiter", "Obasute", and "The Full Moon". Inoue's stories, each of which are at least partially autobiographical, all ...
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Edition: Tenth Printing
Binding: MASS-MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Company
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780804811415ISBN:0804811415
Description: NEAR FINE. Book is in "as-new" condition; we call that "Near Fine. " Cover features title, etc. in Japanese as well as English. Short stories are: The Izu Dancer-Kawabata; and, by Inoue, The Counterfeiter, Obasute, and The Full Moon. The Kawabata translation is by Edward Seidensticker and the Inoue translations are by Leon Picon. read more
Edition: 7th Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vt.
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780804811415ISBN:0804811415
Description: Good. G mass market paperback, minor edge wear to covers, light fading along spine, text very tight and clean, sales receipt stapled to back cover with a few notes inside back cover. read more
Edition: Reprint, 1996
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Company; Tut Books, Rutland, VT, and Tokyo, Japan
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780804811415ISBN:0804811415
Description: Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 144 pp.; 18 cm. Tight, clean copy. One leaf dogeared. Age toning. Includes: The Izu Dancer, by Kawabata; and, The Counterfeiter, Obasute, and The Full Moon, by Inoue. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Date Published: 2001-03-01
ISBN-13:9780804811415ISBN:0804811415
Description: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Binding tight, pages clean. Older cover art. P.O. price erased on front title page. Light edge-wear. Light crease to upper right corner of front cover. Very nice copy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780804811415ISBN:0804811415
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Text in Japanese, English. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Tut Books. L. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780804811415ISBN:0804811415
Description: Good. Red spine with black and white letters. Clean pages. May have some shelf wear. No orders from customers outside of the United States please. read more
Edition: later ed
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Tuttle, Rutland/Tokyo
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780804811415ISBN:0804811415
Description: Near Fine with no dust jacket. 0804811415. PB ed, just a hint of wear, no creases. The Izu Dancer, The Counterfeiter, and The Full Moon. Neatly inked out name, former owner's stamp.; SC, 16mo; 144 pages. read more
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