A biographical work that deeply explores the life and literary achievements of the famous Japanese writer Kawabata Yasunari.
Kawabata Yasunari's life as an orphan records in detail how he gradually became a master of modern Japanese literature with his love and persistence in literature under the shadow of his family's decline. The book not only records Kawabata Yasunari's personal life, including his complex emotional entanglements with many women named "Chiyo", as well as his marriage life with Hideko, but also provides an in-depth analysis of Kawabata Yasunari's literary creation, especially the creative background and artistic features of his masterpieces "Snow Country" and "Izu No Dancing Girl".
This book just wants you to know Kawabata Yasunari better and see how he uses his pen to turn his thoughts and feelings about beauty into a beautiful story.