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About This Novel
"The Ancient Capital" is a novella published by Kawabata Yasunari in his later years in 1962. Through the separation and separation of twin sisters and their respective love entanglements, it weaves an elegant and quiet picture of the times in the dreamlike scenery of Kyoto throughout the four seasons. Japan is undergoing drastic changes at the transition from old to new, but the ancient capital of Kyoto is still flowing quietly in the long river of history with the changes of time as usual. "Ancient Capital" basically expresses the traditional Japanese aesthetic thoughts. Through the interactions between the characters and the inner restrained psychological consciousness shown in the traditional Japanese festivals, it reveals the sorrow and mystery in Japanese culture.
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