Translated (Primary) Sources

Secondary Sources A - G

Secondary Sources H - O

Secondary Sources P - Z

HOW TO READ THE CITATIONS

This annotated bibliography lists journal/magazine articles, books, and chapters of books. Books are straightforward.

For journals/magazines: Araki, James T. "Kawabata and his Snow Country." The Centennial Review 13, 4 (1969): 331-349. This article, "Kawabata and his Snow Country," was written by Araki and appeared in volume 13 issue 4 of the Centennial Review

For book chapters: Brownstein, Michael C. "Kawabata Yasunari's Snow Country." In Masterworks of Asian Literature in Comparative Perspective, ed. Barbara Stoler Miller, 481-492. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1994. If you wanted to find this book at your library or on Amazon, then search by the book title Masterworks of Asian Literature in Comparative Perspective, or by the editor, Barbara Miller.

ABOUT THE BIBLIOGRAPY

A major update of materials was done Summer 2003. Another update, but only concerning translated sources, was done Summer 2006. Many thanks to Kendon Stubbs for his recommendations. This bibliography began as a library science class project in the summer of 1996, inspired by my interest and enjoyment of Kawabata's writing. It is now, more or less, a labor of love. The bibliography is restricted to English language materials - either by or about Kawabata, with two caveats. I have not recorded all of the book reviews that appeared when Kawabata's work became available in the United States. Also, with a few exceptions, such as Kondasha's Encyclopedia of Japan, I have not included general reference works. However, besides reference books and standard book reviews (such as in newspapers or Choice), this bibliography seeks the elusive title of comprehensive. This quest for comprehensive is particularly true for Kawabata's work in translation and for scholarly works about Kawabata.

Overall, the annotations that I provide are descriptive rather than evaluative in nature. Still, I have not deliberately refrained from the evaluative, so superlatives and criticisms creep up here and there.

Enjoy the bibliography. As far as recommendations go, Kawabata's Palm of the Hand stories are remarkable. Snow Country is his most famous work and is a fine introduction to his writing. My favorite novels are Sound of the Mountain and Beauty and Sadness.

I hope this work proves useful to anyone looking for more of Kawabata's work in translation or for scholarly sources on Kawabata. If you find any mistakes or omissions, please send an email to preichert@otterbein.edu. I will be happy to update.

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