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Yasunari Kawabata was a renowned Japanese novelist born on June 14, 1899, and passed away on April 16, 1972. His works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and unique cultural background of Japan, making him an indispensable figure in the history of Japanese literature.

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“In the depths of the mirror the evening landscape moved by, the mirror and the reflected figures like motion pictures superimposed one on the other. The figures and the background were unrelated, and yet the figures, transparent and intangible, and the background, dim in the gathering darkness, melted into a sort of symbolic world not of this world. Particularly when a light out in the mountains shone in the center of the girl's face, Shimamura felt his chest rise at the inexpressible beauty of it.”

“Along the coast the sea roars, and inland the mountains roar – the roaring at the center, like a distant clap of thunder.”

Sea Mountain Coast Thunder Roaring

Book:Snow Country

Source: Snow Country

“The snow on the distant mountains was soft and creamy, as if veiled in a faint smoke.”

Ifs Mountain Snow Smoke

Book:Snow Country

Source: Snow Country

“The winter moon becomes a companion, the heart of the priest, sunk in meditation upon religion and philosophy, there in the mountain hall, is engaged in a delicate interplay and exchange with the moon; and it is this of which the poet sings.”

Heart Philosophy Meditation Poet Moon Mountain Winter Engaged Priests Companion Halls Delicate Winter Moon

Author:Yasunari Kawabata

About the Author

Born: June 14, 1899
Died: April 16, 1972
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 49

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