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About This Novel
"Snow" is the representative work of Junichiro Tanizaki, a master of Japanese aesthetic literature. The work takes the four sisters of the Makioka family, a prominent family in Osaka, as the protagonists, and the story of the blind date of the beautiful and quiet third sister Yukiko as the main line, while also touching on local customs, social events, foreign exchanges, etc. The work is like a long painting with bright colors and elegant style, showing the whole picture of the life of the upper class in modern Japan's Kansai region. It is known as the best genre novel with a classical style. Sartre called it the highest masterpiece of modern Japanese literature. "Snowy Snow" is not only a novel describing family entanglements, but also a profound discussion of Japanese traditional values and moral concepts. Through the emotional conflict between the sisters, it reflects the turmoil and changes in Japanese society in the process of modernization, as well as the complex desires and emotions in human nature, making this work a literary masterpiece with profound connotations and touching stories.
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