I am reading Kawabata right now! A thousand cranes. And got Kyoto lined up. Oh it is called 'The old city' in english I think.
Anyone else read anything from Kawabata?
(figured I would get the group a start, looking forward to chat more about Japanese literature here)
Thanks for your opening post :)
It's been a long time since I read anything by Kawabata. I'm more into more recent literature lately, but I really should pick up something by Kawabata again soon. How are you liking A thousand cranes?
I'm on a Kawabata completists roll. Last two to go :- Palm-of-the-Hand Stories and 'Gangs of Asakusa'. i'm in LOVE with Kawabata. Sadly, i could not get his 'First Snow on Fuji"...
yay, other fans! I got this and Koyoto from the library, first editions in swedish, funny how this one was translated from the german edition though. I am loving it so far and it is making me look up things like exquisit tea-sets online.
It's a short book and I try not to read it too fast.
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Yay!!! I'm thinking of Mishima and then maybe read Soseki's Kokoro...It's been quite a qhile for that one...
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Jema, you are absolutely right about reading 'Thousands Cranes' at a steady pace. I really liked that book ...
I read "Beauty and Sadness" first in a French translation, and then "Thousand Cranes", although I think my version was incomplete. I must admit, at first I liked him for the sake of liking a Japanese author (as you do when you're 16 and don't understand half the words) I really need to re-read Cranes because I remember liking the subject matter a lot, but I'm worried the reason I have trouble getting into the story is because I lack the cultural background.
I discovered Kawabata through a Japanese Lit blog this year, but I haven't had the chance to read any of the books yet. I'm particularly interested in "Beauty and Sadness" and "The Sound of the Mountain". This 2014, I hope to read more Japanese literature aside from H.Murakami.
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