País de nieve

158 pages

Spanish language

Published Dec. 16, 2005

ISBN:
978-950-04-2450-9
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4 stars (18 reviews)

Snow Country (雪国, Yukiguni, IPA: [jɯkiꜜɡɯɲi]) is a novel by the Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata. The novel is considered a classic work of Japanese literature and was among the three novels the Nobel Committee cited in 1968, when Kawabata was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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3 stars

The main character of Snow Country was very strange and honestly quite creepy. His advances were off putting and I didn’t find him to be a very likable character. However, I did appreciate the beautiful prose and the setting of the novel. I will check out Kawabata’s other works but this one is quite dated. However, if Japanese culture interests you and you want to read one of Japan’s most famous authors this is a good place to start.

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5 stars

A beautiful little book on the powerlessness of the poet to be anything other than what they are.

Even as it gently reveals an empathy for these innocent and wise souls it doesn't shy away from the capriciousness of what they feel, or the potential selfishness in what they are.

No matter what else, this book will make you want to go skiing in Japan.

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4 stars

“The sound of the freezing of snow over the land seemed to roar deep into the earth. There was no moon. The stars, almost too many of them to be true, came forward so brightly that it was as if they were falling with the swiftness of the void.”

It was well into July when I read this, the dog days of summer, as you could call them; now it is August when I am (finally) writing this review. Needless to say, I am exhausted by summer and long for the cold and quiet days of winter—the best season. This book was a fitting read for the occasion, taking me to a landscape full of snow, quietude, and even comfy hot springs/onsen as a reprieve. The atmosphere is one of my favorite things about this novel, though Kawabata’s writing left many good impressions. This is the first Kawabata I’ve read, …

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