Il lago

After reading and enjoying this author’s lyrical and understated writing in four other books I was surprised by this book’s tone – much harsher if I can use that term. The main character is a socially inept guy, age 34, a loner who stalks young women by following them and then trying to come on to t Leggi tutto

I’ll Find You I’ve just read three Kawabata works in succession to try and appreciate the merits of this Nobel Prize Winner. Based on one fairly distracted reading, I have to say that this was the weakest of the three novels. I would probably rate it at three stars, possibly 3 ½, but I’ll increase it t Leggi tutto

In un alternarsi di passato e presente, che si sfiorano, si toccano e a volte si sovrappongono, passiamo dall’immobilità del lago dell’infanzia, ritrovato a distanza di anni, a uno stagno affollato per una caccia alle lucciole, a una città del Giappone distrutto dalla guerra, tra le cui rovine, luci Leggi tutto

Kawabata, Nobel Edebiyat Ödülünü Japonya'ya götüren ilk yazar olma özelliğiyle, Japon edebiyatının en 'vitrin' isimlerinden birisidir. 1968'de ödülü kazandığında, ilk kez Japon edebiyatına karşı dünyada bir merak oluşmuş, akabinde de yavaş yavaş başka dillere çeviriler başlamıştır. Keza Japon Edebiy Leggi tutto

takıntılı şiirsel ütopik ama gerçek. klasik bir Kawabata

Μέσα από διάφορες ερωτικές ιστορίες του πρώην καθηγητή Τζινμπεϊ γίνεται ένα βαθύ ψυχογράφημα του χαρακτήρα του, ενώ ταυτόχρονα βλέπουμε μικρές στιγμές των ζωών που αυτός με κάποιον τρόπο επηρέασε. Η πρόζα του συγγραφέα μου άρεσε πάρα πολύ, έχει κάτι νοσταλγικό / μελαγχολικό και για αυτό θα διάβαζα ε Leggi tutto