Book Review
Author: Yasunari Kawabata
Translated by: J. Martin Holman
Publisher: Counterpoint,
Washington DC,
USA.1998
ISBN: 1-887-178-94-5
Pages: 161
A wonderful collection of short stories
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A
collection of short stories in two parts, Part one, with five stories drawn
from childhood and Part two with eighteen stories drawn from adulthood. Each
story has a different angle that seems to reflect or draw on personal
experiences of the writer.
All
the stories are good but a number stood out to me these included The dancing
girl of Izu, Diary of my sixteenth year, Hurrah, The Money Road and Birthplace.
Each
story draws on a range of different experiences and is made more memorable by
the historical setting which shares a range of different voices including
single men and women, the homeless, professional people, etc.
A
very entertaining collection of stories that will stick with you long after
reading.
Book Review