Yasunari Kawabata
1899 - 1972
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Quotes
Biography
Yasunari Kawabata was a Japanese writer who is best known for being the first Japanese author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968. He was born in Osaka in 1899 and grew up in a household that valued literature. Kawabata wrote several novels and short stories that explored themes such as love, death, and the impermanence of life. His works often featured poetic and delicate prose that captured the essence of traditional Japanese aesthetics.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Beauty lies in the things that endure.
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Ah, the moon. She is always watching the human world.
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Silence is part of the language of beauty.
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We cannot turn back the pages of time, though we may wish to relive a happy moment, or say goodbye just one last time.
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The true beauty of life is to be able to share oneself with another.