by Yasunari Kawabata. I had this book once. I lost it in a move. If I only had one book to read for the rest of my life, it would be this one. I still think about the stories I read years later. Here's a link to Library Thing where you can look at books other people own. If you find any links to "Palm of the Hand Stories", please let me know. Sigh. It's a small book with many very, very short stories.