Snow Country - World Literature Library

Author: Yasunari Kawabata
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book collects the representative works of Nobel Prize-winning author Yasunari Kawabata. Snow Country portrays the emotional entanglements between a wealthy and leisurely dance researcher, Shimamura, and a geisha and a pure-hearted young woman, showcasing a world of melancholy and elegance to readers. Kokyo tells the touching story of a pair of twin sisters who grow up in drastically different socioeconomic backgrounds. The Thousand Cranes depicts the tragic consequences when, a wealthy young man, unintentionally engages in a physical relationship with his father's former lover, Madam Tamada, ultimately leading to the suicide of the girl he truly loves, Fumiko—Madam Tamada's daughter.