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Palm-of-the-Hand Stories
PalmoftheHand Stories
Author: Yasunari Kawabata
Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, the novelist Yasunari Kawabata felt the essence of his art was to be found not in his longer works but in a series of short stories—which he called “Palm-of-the-Hand Stories”—written over the span of his career. In them we find loneliness, love, and the passage of time, ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780374530495
ISBN-10: 0374530491
Publication Date: 11/14/2006
Pages: 280
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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booktopia avatar reviewed Palm-of-the-Hand Stories on
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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