Palm-of-the-Hand Stories
by Yasunari Kawabata
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Author: Yasunari KawabataTranslator: Lane Dunlop
Translator: J. Martin Holman
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-11-14
ISBN: 0374530491
Number of pages: 280
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Book Review: Nobel Toilet Reading
Summary: 4 Stars
Yes, I'm serious about the title of this review. Nobel Prize winner Kawabata's "Palm-of-the-Hand Stories", a collection of 70 mostly 1-4 page stories makes for excellent toilet reading, reading of the highest order. Don't lie to yourselves, we all do it - even the ladies. So instead of reading some junky magazine or playing a hand-held video game while on the throne, read this book; its stories are of the perfect duration. The stories range from slight observations to deep expositions on human nature. Coincidentally, one of the stronger stories in the book is titled 'Lavatory Buddhahood'. Go figure. So whether you take my advice as to where this book is best read or not, it's worth reading.
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