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The Old Capital

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The Old Capital Information
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The Old Capital (translated English title of the Japanese Koto 古都, which refers to the city Kyoto 京都) is a novel by Yasunari Kawabata originally published in 1962. It was first translated into English in 1987 by J. Martin Holman. Holman's...


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News and Journals
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The Independent - London
Have a capital old age ...
04/17/1996: 1,013 words, approx. 3 pages
Looking good and feeling great at 72 is something Jane Gasrowoski can proudly claim. Despite this, however, Mrs Gasrowoski feels that she is now at a stage in life where consideration has to be given to the possibility of her needing long-term care, either...
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Crain's Cleveland Business
Old to new.(growth in venture capital investments)
10/17/2005: 539 words, approx. 2 pages
Using old money to make new money isn't a radical concept. Still, we'll be curious to see just how eager Northeast Ohio foundations are to embrace a recommendation that they consider directing at least 2% of their assets under management toward early-stage venture...
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AP News
Blacklisted tycoon is key Myanmar player
10/30/2007: 838 words, approx. 3 pages
On the streets of Yangon, it is often said Myanmar is ruled not only by a gun-wielding junta but by a businessman named Tay Za, who is thought to have a finger in every lucrative pie and is now a target of U.S. sanctions.Although virtually...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Review by Nobuko Miyama Ochner
3,755 words, approx. 13 pages
In the following review, Miyama Ochner analyzes the problems involved in translating Kawabata's work and asserts that J. Martin Holman's translation of Kawabata's The Old Capital "emerges as a generally faithful and competent work."
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Critical Review by Leza Lowitz
670 words, approx. 2 pages
In the following review, Lowitz discusses the opposing forces of tradition and modernity in Kawabata's The Old Capital.


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