false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166575739m/14027.jpg 14027 15 With a restraint that barely conceals the ferocity of his characters' passions, one of Japan's great postwar novelists tells the luminous story of Kikuji and the tea party he attends with Mrs. Ota, the rival of his dead father's mistress. A tale of desire, regret, and sensual nostalgia, every gesture has a meaning, and even the most fleeting touch or casual utterance has the power to illuminate entire lives--sometimes in the same moment that it destroys them. Translated from the Japanese by Edward G. Seidensticker.<br><br><br><br>"A novel of exquisite artistry...rich suggestibility...and a story that is human, vivid and moving."--New York Herald Tribune<br><br><br>Kawabata is a poet of the gentlest shades, of the evanescent, the imperceptible. This is a tragedy in soft focus, but its passions are fierce."--Commonweal 2944529 book 1959 Senbazuru | Nemureru Bijo total:518|5:128|4:200|3:150|2:31|1:9| 518 1961 751 61 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 13 13:06:16 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 13:14:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 07 18:40:29 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 18 20:56:23 -0800 2008
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