Novel

Tisuću ždralova / Zemlja snijega

Jasunari Kavabata

In the setting of Japan, as part of the plastically described tea ceremony, the fable connects the father and son of one family with the mother and daughter of another family. There is some old family sin between them, which acts stronger than reality.

Original title

Senba Tsuru; Jukiguna

Translation

Zlatko Gorjan

Editor

Zlatko Gorjan, Jakša Kušan

Dimensions

19 x 13.5 cm

Pages

264

Publisher

Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 1961.

Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.

Language: Croatian.

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