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288 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374530495
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 14 November 2006
Description
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 s...
Community Reviews Summary of 153 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
sad 50%
dark 33%
relaxing 33%
challenging 16%
mysterious 16%
Pace
medium 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
No: 33% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | N/A: 33%Average rating
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288 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374530495
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 14 November 2006
Description
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 s...
Community Reviews Summary of 153 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
sad 50%
dark 33%
relaxing 33%
challenging 16%
mysterious 16%
Pace
medium 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
No: 33% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | N/A: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.