by Yasunari Kawabata · Emecé Editores · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789500429252
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Immerse yourself in the Tokyo of 1920 with 'The Gang of Asakusa', a novel by Yasunari Kawabata that captures the essence of the bohemian neighborhood of Asakusa. This book will transport you to a world of revue theaters, jazz bars and brothels, where life flows freely. Through a cinematographic narrative, Kawabata portrays the overflowing energy of Asakusa and the clash between Japanese traditions and Western modernity.
Yasunari Kawabata was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed broad international appeal and are still widely read.
