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The Dancing Girl of Izu, and Other Stories by Yasunari Kawabata is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Dancing Girl of Izu, and Other Stories about?
<p>One of the most influential figures in modern Japanese fiction, Yasunari Kawabata is treasured for the intensity of his perceptions and the compressed elegance of his style. Written between 1923 and 1929, these works form a shadow biography of the author's early years, revealing fresh glimpses into Kawabata's haunting vision of loss, longing, and memory. In moving selections that sketch the outlines of the author's life of survivorship. J. Martin Holman's graceful translation captures the delicate nature of Kawabata's enduring prose.</p><h3>Library Journal</h3><p>Included in this selection of short stories are two of the author's more successful pieces. Both were first published in Japan, in 1925. The title story is about a university student's travels though Tokyo. During his trip, he meets a group of traveling entertainers and falls in love with a dancing girl. Later, he discovers that she is a child, which alters his feelings for her. "The Diary of My Sixteenth Year" details the painful relationship between a boy and his dying grandfather. An overwhelming sense of sadness and isolation permeates both these stories; at the end of each, the main character feels completely alone
Who reads The Dancing Girl of Izu, and Other Stories?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Yasunari Kawabata
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781887178143
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.79 / 5 (14 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14