País de nieve

by Yasunari Kawabata

158 pages

Spanish language

Published Dec. 16, 2005

ISBN:: 978-950-04-2450-9
Goodreads:: 668434

(16 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.

4 editions

georgewhatup reviewed Snow country by Yasunari Kawabata

Review of 'Snow country' on 'Goodreads'

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.

Fionnáin reviewed Snow country by Yasunari Kawabata

Review of 'Snow country' on 'GoodReads'

5 stars

Mystical and dreamlike in a similar vein to Halldor Laxness, another island poet/novelist. This is beautiful, moving, and guided by the snowy mountains and starry skies that surround the story.