Didn't you do this one already? This was one Kawabata's best sellers, but I agree it's not as good as his other works and the sexual themes haven't aged well. It was a film about ten years ago, but that was kind of lame too there was a friendship and rivalry and it was thought because he was gay and a right wing fanatic Mishima felt was why he didn't get the Nobel and since I read Mishima when I was younger I'd swear he should have won, and Kawabata was more when I was older. Both were like when I read one I had to read whatever I could find. Kawabata has more compassion and a wistful melancholy that Mishiima lacks, but I wonder if I would've appreciated it as much in my 20s when I went full-on Yukio. Thanks again for prompting me to think about books I haven't thought about in a while.
Hello Timothy, I mentioned this one in my University Reading List video, the last one. I have to say, I wish I had looked at my bookshelves a little closer before choosing this one. And I have to make the presentation on Monday, so I don't have time to read something else. I guess I will be OK. I have a feeling I will do a lot of rereading of the Japanese literature when I am living in Japan a while. See how it feels once I've been living there for a bit. So far I enjoy Mishima a lot, and Kawabata is 50/50. I need to reread The Sound of the Mountain, and probably Snow Country. You were reading this stuff in your 20s? Man, you are so far ahead of me!
I've got it on the shelf, I hope I'll be able to get to it soon. This last semester is going to be a heavy one, but hopefully before the end of the year!
Didn't you do this one already? This was one Kawabata's best sellers, but I agree it's not as good as his other works and the sexual themes haven't aged well. It was a film about ten years ago, but that was kind of lame too there was a friendship and rivalry and it was thought because he was gay and a right wing fanatic Mishima felt was why he didn't get the Nobel and since I read Mishima when I was younger I'd swear he should have won, and Kawabata was more when I was older. Both were like when I read one I had to read whatever I could find. Kawabata has more compassion and a wistful melancholy that Mishiima lacks, but I wonder if I would've appreciated it as much in my 20s when I went full-on Yukio. Thanks again for prompting me to think about books I haven't thought about in a while.
Hello Timothy, I mentioned this one in my University Reading List video, the last one. I have to say, I wish I had looked at my bookshelves a little closer before choosing this one. And I have to make the presentation on Monday, so I don't have time to read something else. I guess I will be OK. I have a feeling I will do a lot of rereading of the Japanese literature when I am living in Japan a while. See how it feels once I've been living there for a bit.
So far I enjoy Mishima a lot, and Kawabata is 50/50. I need to reread The Sound of the Mountain, and probably Snow Country.
You were reading this stuff in your 20s? Man, you are so far ahead of me!
Hi, Grant. Got to say this is something different. Have a good Monday and week.
Hello Deb! It really was a strange one! But short, and I'm thankful for that. Good week so far, just barely keeping ahead of all my deadlines!
great review. Could you review Kobo Abe’s Woman in the dunes when you get a chance please?
I've got it on the shelf, I hope I'll be able to get to it soon. This last semester is going to be a heavy one, but hopefully before the end of the year!