by Yasunari Kawabata · Editorial Planeta, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788432000904
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Snow Country is a novel by Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata, published in 1982. The story centers on Shimamura, a wealthy middle-aged man who returns to the mountainous region known as Snow Country. There, he reunites with Komako, a geisha with whom he had a relationship in the past. The book explores themes such as love, loss, and the ephemeral beauty of nature.
Yasunari Kawabata was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed broad international appeal and are still widely read.
