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Palm-of-the-Hand Stories
PalmoftheHand Stories
Author: Yasunari Kawabata
Translated by Lane Dunlop and J. Martin Holman — Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, Yasunari Kawabata is perhaps best known in the United States for his deeply incisive, marvelously lyrical novel Snow Country. But according to Kawabata himself, the essence of his art was to be found in a series of short stories-which he call...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780865474123
ISBN-10: 0865474125
Publication Date: 5/16/1990
Pages: 240
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Publisher: North Point Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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these stories are very reminiscent of haiku poetry. they are short (able to fit in the palm of your hand - hence the title), elegant, unique, and relaxing to read.


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