Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
"Snow Country" is a poignant tale of a tragic love affair between a wealthy city-dweller and a provincial geisha. Set in a remote hot-spring town in the snowy Japanese mountains, the story explores the depth of human emotions, loneliness, and the ephemeral nature of beauty and love. The narrative is filled with vivid imagery and symbolism, reflecting the melancholic and transient beauty of the snow country, and the inevitable fate of the characters.
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- Published
- 1937
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 100-200
- Original Language
- Japanese
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(3.0)
- Alternate Titles
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- Das Schneeland
- Hóország
- Land of Snow
- Paese delle Nevi
- Pays de Neige
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- 33rd on 100 Best Novels, in Translation, Since 1900 (CounterPunch)
- 47th on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- 90th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 379th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 100 Must-Read Classics in Translation (Bookriot)
- 40 Most Important Books, 1927-2001 (World Literature Today)
- An Expert's 200-Book List (The Detroit Free Press)
- As if You Don't Have Enough to Read, Fiction Edition (New York Times)
- Everything You Should Read without Being a Library Rat (Book by Luiz Carlos Lisboa)