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1) Kioto
Author
Physical Desc
210 pages ; 23 cm
Language
Español
Description
Yo no tengo la clase de fuerza que tiene el arce. Estoy más cerca de las violetas que crecen en los huecos del árbol. Kioto comparte el tono etéreo y el irisado estilo característico de la prosa de Yasunari Kawabata. Cuenta la historia de Chieko la hija de un prestigioso diseñador de kimonos Takichiro y su esposa Shige. Desde su niñez le han dicho que una geisha la había abandonado cuando apenas era una recién nacida. Pero al cumplir los veinte...
Author
Physical Desc
vi, 164 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
This novel tells the story of Chieko, the adopted daughter of a Kyoto kimono designer, Takichiro, and his wife, Shige. Since her youth, Chieko has been told that she was kidnapped as a baby by the couple in a moment of profound desire. When she is twenty, however, she learns that she was actually a foundling, abandoned by her real parents. Still, the love and affection Takichiro and Shige have given her satisfy her heart and she has no desire to seek...
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