Snow Country (kawabata Yasunari's Works Series)
by G
About This Novel
Nothingness, cleanliness, sadness, the crystallization of Japanese beauty, has influenced the classic works of Mo Yan, Yu Hua and other literary giants. It is one of Kawabata Yasunari's most famous works, a Nobel Prize-winning work, and translated by the famous Japanese literature translator Gao Huiqin. "Snow Country" tells the story of Shimamura, who enjoys eating his ancestral property and studying imaginary Western dances. He visits a hot spring village in the northern snow country three times and meets the local geisha Komako and the girl Ye Zi who meets by chance on the train. Kawabata Yasunari meticulously painted a peaceful and pure picture of the Snow Country: thick layers of snow, low houses lying on the ground, the bright Milky Way in the northern night sky, and the Snow Country woman burning passionately with love. Although Shimamura is attracted to Komako, in his pursuit of the beauty of nothingness and the belief that everything is in vain, from his perspective, Komako's beauty, her love, and all her sacrifices for others are meaningless...
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