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About the Author
Born in Osaka in 1899, as a boy he hoped to become a painter. When his
short stories were published while he was still in high school, though,
he chose to become a writer. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial
University in 1924 and went on to become one of Japan's most
distinguished novelists. In 1968, Kawabata received the Nobel Prize
for Literature. Kawabata was found dead by his own hand on the evening
of April 16, 1972. He left no suicide note.
Some Works Available in English
| Title |
Translator |
Publisher |
Year |
| Snow Country |
Edward George Seidensticker |
Vintage Books |
1948 |
| Thousand Cranes |
Edward George Seidensticker |
Random House |
1959 |
| The Sound of the Mountain |
Edward George Seidensticker |
Vintage Books |
1952 |
Yasunari Kawabata books currently available
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