The Sound of the Mountain
by Yasunari Kawabata
I just love Kawabata. To me this is a beautiful book about middle age and old age. It’s a beautiful evocation of a family
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“I just love Kawabata. To me this is a beautiful book about middle age and old age. The thing I like so much about it is that each member of the family is going through a particular change or journey or revelation at the same time, and yet they’re not aware of each others’ struggles. They’re only glimpsingly aware and yet they live together in this home. It’s a beautiful evocation of how the family contains these separate missions.” Read more...
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