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The Old Capital
| Author | Yasunari Kawabata |
|---|---|
| Translation | J Martin Holman |
| Price | JPY 2,200 |
| ISBN | 978-4-8053-1797-6 |
| Format | 130x203mm 164pages Paperback |
| Availability | In stock |
The Old Capital?is one of the three works for which Yasunari Kawabata won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Set in Kyoto- the old capital of Japan for a thousand years- this lyric novel traces the life of Chieko, the beloved adopted daughter of a kimono designer and his wife. Believing that she had been kidnapped by the couple as a baby, Chieko learns one day that she was instead a foundling, left abandoned on a doorstep. Happy with her adopted parents, however, her security and contentment remain undisturbed until an answered prayer at the famous Yasaka Shrine dramatically alters the course of her life.
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