A review by anniedrows
Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata

4.0

Started reading this novella what feels like ages ago. It is a short story, descriptive and interesting with several deaths (including suicide) central to the story. The descriptions of tea ceremonies and the accoutrements, such as tea bowls, are interesting.

For my own part, a death in my family delayed my completion, but picking it back up, the story is compelling, with beautiful descriptions, and not emotionally overwhelming.