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Beauty and Sadness

novel by Yasunari Kawabata
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Summary

Beauty and Sadness is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,005 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Yasunari Kawabata[3]
  • Publisher: Chuokoron-Shinsha[4]
  • Language of work or name: Japanese[5]
  • Distribution format: hardcover[6]
  • Country of origin: Japan[7]
  • Publication date: 1964[8], February 20, 1965[9], 1981[10]
  • Translator: Howard Hibbett[11]
  • Has edition or translation: Q141753381[12]
  • Official website: http://www.chuko.co.jp/bunko/1973/08/200020.html[13]
  • Title: 美しさと哀しみと[14]
  • Derivative work: With Beauty and Sorrow[15]
  • Form of creative work: novel[16]

Why It Matters

Beauty and Sadness has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Japan Yasunari Kawabata

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Q141753381
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  2. 20d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'jv', 'pt', 'ro']
    National library of israel j9u id → 987014701445405171
    Derivative work → With Beauty and Sorrow
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  3. 19w ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → novel
    Instance of → —
    Official website → http://www.chuko.co.jp/bunko/1973/08/200020.html
    Publication date → +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1965-02-20T00:00:00Z, +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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