Thousand cranes

by Kawabata, Yasunari

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Title Statements

Full title :Thousand cranes / Yasunari Kawabata ; translated by Edward G. Seidensticker.

Summary

A luminous story of desire, regret, and the almost sensual nostalgia that binds the living to the dead.

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. -- Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1996.
Edition:1st Vintage International ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Vintage Books
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:1996.

Notes

Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1958.

The Physical Object

Description:vi, 147 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0679762655, 9780679762652
oclc:ocm36083380
LC Classification:PL832.A9
Dewey Decimal:895.6/344

A Note on the Tea Ceremony, the Backdrop for This Novel -- Thousand cranes -- The Grove in the Evening Sun -- Figured Shino -- Her Mother's Lipstick -- Double Star.

Subjects

Cérémonie du thé -- Romans, nouvelles, … Fiction Japan Japan -- Fiction Japan -- Fiction. -- Social life and cu… Japanese tea ceremony Japanese tea ceremony -- Fiction Japon -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. -- Mœu… Manners and customs Novels Romans