Beauty and Sadness (novel)
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| Author | Yasunari Kawabata |
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| Original title | 美しさと哀しみと Utsukushisa to kanashimi to |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1964 |
Beauty and Sadness ([美しさと哀しみと Utsukushisa to kanashimi to] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a 1964 novel by Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata. Opening on the train to Kyoto, the narrative, in characteristic Kawabata fashion, subtly brings up issues of tradition and modernity as it explores writer Oki Toshio's reunion with a young lover from his past, Otoko Ueno, who is now an artist and recluse. Ueno is now living with her protegee and lover, Keiko Sakami, and the unfolding relationships between Oki, Otoko, and Keiko form the plot of the novel.
Film adaptation
The novel was made into films by Masahiro Shinoda (Utsukushisa to kanashimi to, released 1965) and by Joy Fleury, starring Charlotte Rampling (Tristesse et beauté, released 1985).
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