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This collection brings together 22 of Yasunari Kawabata’s early short stories, originally published between 1923 and 1929, now presented in English for the first time in book form. The volume includes a complete translation of the celebrated novella "Dancing Girl of Izu," a key work that follows a young man’s tender, anxious attraction to a pubescent girl and his subsequent path to adulthood. The stories collectively reflect Kawabata’s distinctive perception, intimate exploration of loss, longing, and memory, and the filtered elegance that would later earn him a place among Japan’s most influential modern fiction writers.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: 川端康成
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