Kawabata is one of my favorite authors and this is considered his masterpiece. It tells the story of an affair between a geisha named komako and a man called shimamura. His best known work is probably a thousand cranes, published in 1952. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Yasunari kawabata, kawabata yasunari, 11 june 1899 16 april 1972 was a japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtlyshaded prose works won him the nobel. Snow country by yasunari kawabata, 9780679761044, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Kawabata proceeds to depict the sometimes tense, sometimes easygoing interactions between shimamura and komako. Snow country, the masterpiece of 1968 nobel laureate yasunari kawabata, deserves its place among the finest novels of the 20th century. Yasunari kawabata books list of books by author yasunari. Snow country by yasunari kawabata takes place on the western coast of northern japan where geography and climate conspire to create a mountainous. She drinks heavily and spends more time in shimamuras quarters. Clara interprets the text with her voice,at times even inventing a.
Written by yasunari kawabata, audiobook narrated by brian nishii. Yasunari kawabata author yasunari kawabata was born in osaka, japan, in 1899 and before the second world war had established himself as his countrys leading novelist. Snow country is a classic piece of japanese literature, written by yasunari kawabata. The story of the doomed love affair of a wealthy sophisticate, shimamura, and the geisha komako, at a mountain hotspring resort in western japan, one of the. Kawabatas snow country is one of those works that readers seem to warn other readers about with regard to the level of patience required to get through this book. Subscribe today and give the gift of knowledge to yourself or a friend snow country yasunari kawabata. Snow country is an aesthetically magnificent book, and seidensticker was able to do justice to kawabatas subtle and poetically resonant prose with his english translation. He takes the train through the snow to the mountains of the west coast of japan. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Among his major works are snow country, a thousand cranes and the master of go.
Yasunari kawabata author yasunari kawabata was born in osaka, japan, in 1899 and before the second world war had established himself as his country s leading novelist. The ending of kawabatas snow country confirms shimamuras judgment of the situation and makes clear the fact that komako and yoko are more than rivals for the attention of yukio. Nobel prize recipient yasunari kawabatas snow country is widely considered to be the writers masterpiece, a powerful tale of wasted love set amid the desolate beauty of western japan. Snow country by yasunari kawabata snow country is the first fulllength novel by the nobel prizewinning japanese author yasunari kawabata. Snow country explores the relationship, over the course of several years, between shimamura, a wellheeled married man with children who is able to live. Snow country by yasunari kawabata book discussion duration. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
I mention the translator because a nonjapanese speaker is totally dependent on the skill of the translator to capture the atmosphere, the nuances and the unspoken cultural aspects of the original japanese. Online book snow country by yasunari kawabata german finder format page thepiratebay how read. Snow country by yasunari kawabata on free audio book download. Home results yasunari kawabata audio books sort by. Snow country and thousand cranes hardcover january 1, 1969 by yasunari kawabata author. The novel is considered a classic work of japanese literature and was among the three novels the nobel committee cited in 1968, when kawabata was awarded the nobel prize in literature. Written by yasunari kawabata, narrated by brian nishii. Snow country was one of the three works cited by the nobel prize 1968. Snow country by yasunari kawabata the 2178th greatest. Snow country 1956 and thousand cranes 1959 brought him international recognition.
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Seidensticker from the japanese and with an introduction by edward g. It follows shimamura who spends his vacation time at a isolated mountain hot spring and komako, a geisha. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay. Buy snow country penguin modern classics by kawabata, yasunari, seidensticker, edward g. A beautifully written book im listening to books i read decades ago to see of theyre still among my favorites. Snow country is both delicate and subtle, reflecting in kawabatas exact, lyrical. Yasunari kawabata has 140 books on goodreads with 185268 ratings.
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