The Old Capital

Name: The Old Capital
Author: Kawabata Yasunari

by Kawabata Yasunari

Poetic exploration of two sisters navigating divided city of Kyoto

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Kawabata Yasunari

First Japanese author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, celebrated for his lyrical, melancholy prose and innovative stream-of-consciousness technique. His novels explore loneliness, beauty, and the impermanence of Japanese tradition.

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