Ομορφιά και θλίψη by Yasunari Kawabata

Ομορφιά και θλίψη

Yasunari Kawabata with Παναγιώτης Ευαγγελίδης (Translator)

272 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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The successful writer Oki has reached middle age and is filled with regrets. He returns to Kyoto to Otoko, a young woman with whom he had a terrible affair many years before, and discovers that she is now a painter, living with a younger woman as ...

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Community Reviews

3.63
based on 942 reviews

Moods

dark: 65%

reflective: 63%

emotional: 55%

sad: 53%

tense: 31%

challenging: 22%

mysterious: 17%

relaxing: 3%

adventurous: 2%

informative: 1%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

19% of readers chose fast
30% of readers chose medium
50% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
65% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

29% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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