"Snow Country", a collection of Kawabata Yasunari's works by Modern Publishing House Wafeng Translation Collection, includes "Snow Country", "Remarried Woman", "Waltz of Flowers", "Girl under the Sunset" and other short and medium-length novels.
The story of "Snow Country" begins with the train heading to the Snow Country. It tells the story of Shimamura, a dance art researcher, who went to the snow-covered mountain village of the North Country three times. He met the local geisha Komako and the girl Ye Zi. The three fell into love entanglements, and the falling snow made the atmosphere of love and futility sad and pure... "The Remarried Woman" It tells the story of how the current husband wanted to know about his mother Tokiko and his stepfather before getting married. Tokiko's previous marriage cast a shadow of death on the remarried couple. However, as a mother, she endured the humiliation and bore the burden with a strong and sincere love for her son, and finally looked forward to her daughter growing up and getting married. The work praises the indomitable character of an ordinary mother who has suffered so much in life. Although the work is always shrouded in a depressive tone, it makes people deeply understand the great power of human nature. The novel "Girl under the Sunset" with the theme of "girls" tells the story of a young girl Senuma who was attracted by a beautiful painting, came to a beautiful beach, and saw the pure and charming girl in the painting, and experienced a series of incredible things; "Waltz of the Flowers" was named after Tchaikovsky The group dance of the Candy Fairy and other fairies in the ballet "The Nutcracker" mainly tells the story of the master-disciple relationship, friendship, love, and the salvation of fallen people by the beauty of art and humanity.
Reader comments
The characters in "Snow Country" have different personalities, and Ju Zi's enthusiasm and Ye Zi's innocence are both impressive. Ju Zi is desperate for love, while Ye Zi suffers in pain silently. The character experiences in the story make people feel the complexity of love and the helplessness of life. The snow country described by Kawabata Yasunari is poetic and picturesque, which is intoxicating.
The characters in "Snow Country" have different personalities, and Ju Zi's enthusiasm and Ye Zi's innocence are both impressive. Ju Zi is desperate for love, while Ye Zi suffers in pain silently. The character experiences in the story make people feel the complexity of love and the helplessness of life. The snow country described by Kawabata Yasunari is poetic and picturesque, which is intoxicating.