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Yasunari Kawabata
A concise guide to Yasunari Kawabata's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.
Author overview
Yasunari Kawabata (1899–1972) was a novelist and poet whose body of work spans short story. This writing is associated with Japan. Major works and useful reading starting points include The House of the Sleeping Beauties, The Dancing Girl of Izu, The Sound of the Mountain, and Snow Country. Key themes include beauty and impermanence, loneliness and desire, and memory, tradition, and emotional restraint.
Reading pathway
Begin with The Silver Fifty-Sen Pieces.