Description
A master of quiet intensity, Yasunari Kawabata distills a lifetime of observation into “palm-of-the-hand” tales—brief, luminous stories that feel like haiku and Zen paintings in narrative form. Spanning decades of his writing, these 70 pieces move through realism, allegory, and the faintly fantastic, tracing love and loneliness, the ache of social change, and humanity’s fragile bond with nature and mortality. With razor-sharp, often subtle perception, Kawabata makes stillness speak and turns small moments—glances, sounds, fleeting encounters—into emotional revelations. Translated with care, this collection showcases the Nobel-winning author’s signature style: spare, elegant, and hauntingly suggestive, leaving you to sense what the words only hint at.
Available Editions
paperback
North Point Press
Published Jan 1, 1988
240 pages
ISBN: 9780865474123
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Details
First Published
1990
Language
jpn
Translation
From: jpn
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Palm-of-the-hand Stories by Yasunari Kawabata.