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Yasunari Kawabata

1899–1972

Yasunari Kawabata (1899–1972) was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical prose earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, making him the first Japanese author to receive the honor. His works, such as 'Snow Country' and 'The Old Capital,' explore themes of loneliness, beauty, and the ephemeral nature of existence, deeply rooted in traditional Japanese aesthetics like mono no aware (the pathos of things). He died by suicide in 1972, leaving behind a legacy of profound literary minimalism.

Literature

Snow Country
Thousand Cranes
The Old Capital
The Sound of the Mountain
Beauty and Sadness
The Master of Go
Palm-of-the-Hand Stories
The Dancing Girl of Izu
The Lake
Japan, the Beautiful, and Myself (Nobel Lecture)

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