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“ ”[...] and yet the woman's existence, her straining to live, came touching him like naked skin.
About Yasunari Kawabata
Yasunari Kawabata [川端 康成 Kawabata Yasunari] (14 June 1899 – 16 April 1972) was a Japanese short story writer and novelist known for his spare, lyrical, and subtly-shaded prose. In 1968 he became the first Japanese writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Father's life was only a very small part of the life of a tea bowl.
¿Pero cuánto durará esta belleza? A las mujeres nos entristece pensar en eso
But, drawn to her at that moment, he felt a quiet like the voice of the rain flow over him. He knew well enough that for her it was in fact no waste of effort, but somehow the final determination that it was had the effect of distilling and purifying the woman's existence.