IMMAGINI DI CRISTALLO | 2007 | KAWABATA YASUNARI

Images of Crystal brings together five early short stories by Yasunari Kawabata, originally written in the late 1920s to early 1930s and published in Italian in 2007 by Einaudi in the Einaudi Tascabili. Scrittori series  Curated by L. Origlia, the collection spans approximately 123 pages and showcases Kawabata’s emerging lyricism, delicate sensuality, and profound fascination with the feminine body Within each story, the female presence emerges as both an object of desire and an enigma—rendered through gestures, glances, and subtle emotional shifts that capture longing, eroticism, and fleeting beauty These narratives offer a window onto the thematic roots of Kawabata's artistry—laced with desire, melancholy, and an almost ethereal aesthetic restraint.