Palm-of-the-hand Stories by Yasunari Kawabata

Palm-of-the-hand Stories

Yasunari Kawabata

238 pages first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective fast-paced
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Translated by Lane Dunlop and J. Martin Holman Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, Yasunari Kawabata is perhaps best known in the United States for his deeply incisive, marvelously lyrical novel "Snow Country." But according to Kawaba...

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Community Reviews

3.77
based on 225 reviews

Moods

reflective: 87%

emotional: 75%

sad: 50%

dark: 25%

mysterious: 25%

relaxing: 25%

challenging: 12%

funny: 12%

tense: 12%


Pace

12% of readers chose fast
12% of readers chose medium
75% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

20% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
40% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

60% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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