Snow Country

A wealthy Tokyo dilettante travels to a remote mountain hot-spring town and falls into a hopeless love affair with a geisha. Kawabata's first major novel is celebrated for its haiku-like prose style and its evocation of Japanese aesthetics, mono no aware, and the transience of beauty. It was central to his Nobel Prize as a supreme example of Japanese literary spirit.

Snow Country was written by Yasunari Kawabata, from Japan. First published in 1968.

Snow Country has received the following awards and honours: Nobel Prize in Literature 1968; Goodreads Choice Award 1956.

Snow Country is a widely acclaimed work with strong critical consensus, with an aggregate editorial score of 71/100 on 50 Best Books, based on mentions across 2 editorial sources. It is particularly recommended for readers interested in beauty, transience, longing.

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Snow Country is classified as Literary Fiction. Character-driven fiction that prioritises style, theme, and psychological depth.

Snow Country originates from Japan's literary tradition. Explore more books from Japan on our country page.