Thousand Cranes
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| Thousand Cranes | |
| Author | Yasunari Kawabata |
|---|---|
| Original title | 千羽鶴 senbazuru |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publication date | 1958 |
| Preceded by | The Master of Go |
| Followed by | The Sound of the Mountain |
Thousand Cranes (千羽鶴 senbazuru?) is a novel by Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968. This was the first time any Japanese author won this prize.
Contents |
[edit] Plot
[edit] Characters
- Kikuji Mitani - A bachelor who has been orphaned and now runs a tea house.
- Chikako Kurimoto - Formerly a mistress of Kikuji's father, she continues to stay with Kikuji as a family confidante and to teach the tea ceremony.
- Yukiko Inamura
- Mrs. Ota - She is a tea enthusiast. She was also a mistress for Kikuji's father during his last years and now is attracted to Kikuji as a means to remember his father.
- Fumiko Ota - Mrs. Ota's daughter.
[edit] Themes
- Grace
- Precision
Red & White
- Influence
[edit] Awards
This novel is one of three novels cited by the Nobel Committee in awarding Yasunari Kawabata the Nobel Prize for Literature. The other two books are Snow Country and The Old Capital.
