About this title: A new translation of the only work not currently available in English by a Nobel-Prize winning author and the best known Japanese writer outside of Japan.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 4-18-05
ISBN-13:9780520241824ISBN:0520241827
Description: FINE. Superb, crisp, clean, unread paperback with very light shelfwear to the covers and publisher's mark to one edge-GREAT! 0.75 lbs. read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780520241824ISBN:0520241827
Description: Used-Like New. Size: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches; In the 1920s, Asakusa was to Tokyo what Montmartre had been to 1890s Paris and Times Square was to be to 1940s New York. Available in English for the first time, The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa, by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata, captures the decadent allure of this entertainment district, where beggars and teenage prostitutes mixed with revue dancers and famous authors. Originally serialized in a Tokyo daily newspaper in 1929 and 1930, this ... read more
Edition: Illustrated. Annotated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780520241817ISBN:0520241819
Description: Saburō, Ō Ta. Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Usual ex lib stickers Inside Pages Clean Appears Unread. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 279 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN-13:9780520241817ISBN:0520241819
Description: Fair. Dust Cover Missing. Ex-Library Book-will contain Library Markings. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley / Los Angeles / London
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780520241824ISBN:0520241827
Description: Very good. X-library book, not much wear. Pages are clean. Name of library stamped inside cover and the first blank pages is cut out at the spine. Nice cover. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN-13:9780520241824ISBN:0520241827
Description: Good. 0520241827 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2005-04-18
ISBN-13:9780520241824ISBN:0520241827
Description: Good. All books in Acceptable-Good condition. Books may NOT include Online Access Codes (InfoTrac, MyEconLab). Books MAY contain highliting/bent pages. We ship M-F. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780520241824ISBN:0520241827
Description: New. "Freedman and Richie bring to the non-Japanese reading public the chance to read a heretofore untranslated work by Nobel-prizewinner Yasunari Kawabata, one of Japan's most famous modern authors. "The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa is a revealing recreation... read more
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