by Yasunari Kawabata · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496580916
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Immerse yourself in the delicate and sublime novel by Yasunari Kawabata, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, with 'Kyoto'. The story follows Chieko, daughter of a prestigious kimono designer, who discovers a secret about her birth that leads her to question her identity and her place in the world. With the beautiful city of Kyoto as a backdrop, Kawabata explores the transmission of beauty and tradition between generations, confronting the past and present of post-war Japan. An unforgettable work that mixes fascination and reflection.
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.
