"A novel of exquisite artistry...rich suggestibility...and a story that is human, vivid and moving."--New York Herald Tribune
Kawabata is a poet of the gentlest shades, of the evanescent, the imperceptible. This is a tragedy in soft focus, but its passions are fierce."--Commonweal
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A luminous story of desire, regret, and the almost sensual nostalgia that binds the living to the deadfrom the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner and author of Snow Country."A stunning economy, delicacy of feeling, and a painters sensitivity to the visible world.The Atlantic While attending a traditional tea ceremony in the aftermath of his parents deaths, Kikuji encounters his fathers former mistress, Mrs. Ota. At first Kikuji is appalled by her indelicate nature, but it is not long before he succumbs to passiona passion with tragic and unforeseen consequences, not just for the two lovers, but also for Mrs. Otas daughter, to whom Kikujis attachments soon extend. Death, jealousy, and attraction convene around the delicate art of the tea ceremony, where every gesture is imbued with profound meaning. Nobel Prize-winning Japanese novelist Yasunari Kawabata tells a luminous story of desire, regret, and the almost sensual nostalgia that binds the living to the dead. "A brief, compact dramatic story as delicate and finely detailed as the small ivory carvings called netsuke".--Chicago Tribune. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780679762652
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