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Yasunari Kawabata: Snow country (1996) 4 stars

Nobel Prize-winner Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country is widely considered to be the writer's masterpiece, a …

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.