Tracing the descent of lyrical fiction writers, we find Shotaro Yasuoka, Yasunari Kawabata, and Kenzaburo Oe. Kawabata's novel indeed reflects the taste of Shotaro Yasuoka, the lover of learning. His lyricism, however, differs considerably from those of earlier writers, as he never yields to the malice in the world, but rather faces up aggressively to the problem.
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