This is a story of obsession. A man with grotesquely deformed feet dreams of perfection. His incurable longing drives him to follow nameless and unattainable women whose beauty can only be admired from a distance.
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This is a story of obsession. A man with grotesquely deformed feet dreams of perfection. His incurable longing drives him to follow nameless and unattainable women whose beauty can only be admired from a distance.
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First American edition. Translated by Reiko Tsukumura. Owner's name penned on front fly, page fine edges lightly foxed, still near fine in a near fine dustwrapper. Kawabata was the first Japanese Nobel Laureate for literature in 1968.
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Seller's Description:
Fine in Near Fine jacket. First English-language edition. Translated by Reiko Tsukimura. Fine in a price-clipped else just about fine dust jacket. Kawabata was the first Japanese author to win a Nobel Prize for Literature (in 1968).
