He returns to kyoto to find otoko, a young woman with whom he had a terrible affair many years before, and discovers that she is now a painter, living with a younger woman as her lover. In his younger days oki had a love affair with a young girl named otoko. By yasunari kawabata beauty and sadness 1st american edition hardcover on. At the same time, beauty and sadnessis an autobiography. Kawabata authored numerous novels, including snow country 1956, which cemented his reputation as one of the preeminent voices of his time, as well as thousand cranes 1959, the sound of the mountain 1970, the master of go 1972, and beauty and sadness 1975. Influential japanese novelist yasunari kawabata has constructed an autobiography through his fiction with this new collection of stories that parallel major events and themes in his life. Free book beauty and sadness by yasunari kawabata read. Kawabata finished writing this book back in the year 1959.
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Kawabata weaves a wonderful story and its title describes it perfectly. Buy beauty and sadness penguin modern classics by yasunari kawabata, howard hibbett from amazons fiction books store. Beauty and sadness by yasunari kawabata, paperback. He returns to kyoto to otoko, a young woman with whom he had a terrible affair.
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