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The Sound of the Mountain
Yasunari Kawabata
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Literature 1954
The Sound of the Mountain
Yasunari Kawabata1954
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
Synopsis
An aging man contemplates mortality in postwar Japan. Kawabata at his most quietly devastating.
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Yasunari Kawabata, 1954 — The Sound of the Mountain
An aging man contemplates mortality in postwar Japan. Kawabata at his most quietly devastating.
Editorial note
Keeps memory in play with a different literature voice.
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
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Why this work is here
An aging man contemplates mortality in postwar Japan. Kawabata at his most quietly devastating.
Selected for cultural longevity · regional significance · editorial selection · thematic depth
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