Exercises in Style Yasunari Kawabata Author: Nabokov

Author: Nabokov

beady eyes reflecting centuries / of cyclical movement

during Stalin s rise to power

James Herriot thinks he's finally got himself sorted

this visually dazzling exploration of the filmmaking process gives unparalleled insight into the project’s genesis—from its striking environmental designs to its intricate costume concepts and landmark digital effects

Exercises in Style Yasunari Kawabata Author: NabokovOn a crowded bus at midday, the narrator observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. When a seat is vacated, the first man takes it. Later, in another part of town, the man is spotted again, while being advised by a friend to have another button sewn onto his overcoat. Exercises in Style retells this apparently unremarkable tale ninety nine times, employing a variety of styles, ranging from sonnet to cockney to mathematical