The Dancer of Izu Yamane (kawabata Yasunari Collection)
by G
About This Novel
This book is a collection of works by Nobel Prize winner and famous Japanese writer Kawabata Yasunari. It is divided into two parts. The first part is a collection of short stories, including four short works, "The Dancing Girl of Izu", "Hot Spring Hotel", "Lyric" and "Beasts"; the second part is the novel "Sound of the Mountain". "The Dancing Girl of Izu" is Kawabata Yasunari's famous work and his early masterpiece. In this work, "I", a student, met Kaoru, a pure and kind-hearted little dancer, by chance during a trip to the Izu Peninsula. As they walked through the beautiful scenery, the two gradually got closer and fell in love secretly. But the pure and true emotions have not been expressed in words, the journey has come to an end, and "I" part with Xun in endless melancholy and embark on the return journey. "Mountain Sound" is a turning point in Kawabata Yasunari's late literary career. Shingo, who is over 60 years old, gradually feels his aging as the post-war years pass, and often recalls the emotional journey of his youth. The marriage of son Shuichi and daughter-in-law Kikuko also fell into a quagmire due to Shuichi's war trauma. Behind the structural changes and mental turmoil in a family are the images of grand times and social changes.
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