Snow Country

Snow Country

Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabataâ‚¬s Snow Country is widely considered to be the writerâ‚¬s masterpiece: a powerful tale of wasted love set amid the desolate beauty of western Japan.
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At an isolated mountain hot spring, with snow blanketing every surface, Shimamura, a wealthy dilettante meets Komako, a lowly geisha. She gives herself to him fully and without remorse, despite knowing that their passion cannot last and that the affair can have only one outcome. In chronicling the course of this doomed romance, Kawabata has created a story for the ages â‚¬" a stunning novel dense in implication and exalting in its sadness.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780679761044
Color Silver
ReleaseDate 1996-01-30
UnitCount 1
Format International Edition
EANs 9780679761044

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