Thousand Cranes, Paperback
Descriere
Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata's Thousand Cranes is a luminous story of desire, regret, and the almost sensual nostalgia that binds the living to the dead. While attending a traditional tea ceremony in the aftermath of his parents' deaths, Kikuji encounters his father's former mistress, Mrs. Ota. At first Kikuji is appalled by her indelicate nature, but it is not long before he succumbs to passion--a passion with tragic and unforeseen consequences, not just for the two lovers, but also for Mrs. Ota's daughter, to whom Kikuji's attachments soon extend. Death, jealousy, and attraction convene around the delicate art of the tea ceremony, where every gesture is imbued with profound meaning.
Despre autor
Yasunari Kawabata a fost un prozator japonez a cărui operă, scrisă într-un stil plin de lirism și subtilitate, i-a adus premiul Nobel pentru literatură în 1968. A fost primul japonez și al treilea asiatic, care a câștigat acest premiu.
