Snow Country

Little Clothbound irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Tired of the bustling city, a man takes the train through the snow to Japan's mountains, to meet with a geisha he believes he loves. Beautiful and innocent, she is tightly bound by the rules of a rural geisha, and lives a life of servitude and seclusion. Snow Country, Yasunari Kawabata's masterpiece, is a delicate, subtle meditation on love and its limits.'A work of beauty and strangeness, one of the most distinguished and moving of Japanese novels' New York Herald Tribune

Yasunari Kawabata (1899–1972) was a Japanese author and the first Japanese writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature (1968). Known for his delicate, evocative prose, he explored themes of beauty, loneliness, and the fleeting nature of life. His notable works include Snow Country, The Sound of the Mountain, and Thousand Cranes, which reflect a deep sensitivity to Japanese aesthetics and traditions. Kawabata’s writing is celebrated for its emotional subtlety and poetic style.