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Kim, Kelly
International Examiner
04-30-2000
Works by Kawabata Stir Spirit, Imagination

FIRST SNOW ON FUJI

By Yasunari Kawabata

Translated by Michael Emmerich

Counterpoint, 1999

THE TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER

By Yasunari Kawabata

Translated by Donald Keene

Illustrated by Masayuki Miyata

Kodansha International, 1998

Reviewed by Kelly Kim

I have a confession: Yasunari Kawabata is my favorite writer. He speaks to
my imagination, even though I am reading his works in translation. His
writings are minimalistic yet powerful, evoking emotions without directly
talking about them. In Palm-Of-The-Hand Stories, most ...

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