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The Old Capital (古都, Koto) is a novel by Japanese writer Yasunari Kawabata first published in 1962. It was one of three novels cited by the Nobel Committee in their decision to award Kawabata the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Old Capital was first translated into English in 1987 by J. Martin Holman.
- 康成 川端, J. Martin Holman
- Japan
- 1962
- 古都, Koto
6,439 ratings732 reviews. The Old Capital is one of the three novels cited specifically by the Nobel Committee when they awarded Kawabata the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968. With the ethereal tone and aesthetic styling characteristic of Kawabata's prose, The Old Capital tells the story of Chieko, the adopted daughter of a Kyoto kimono ...
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10 gen 2006 · The Old Capital is one of the three novels cited specifically by the Nobel Committee when they awarded Kawabata the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968. With the ethereal tone and aesthetic styling characteristic of Kawabata's prose, The Old Capital tells the story of Chieko, the adopted daughter of a Kyoto kimono designer, Takichiro ...
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- 康成 川端, J. Martin Holman
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11 set 2009 · The old capital. by. Kawabata, Yasunari, 1899-1972. Publication date. 1987. Publisher. San Francisco : North Point Press. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; americana.
10 gen 2006 · The Old Capital. Yasunari Kawabata. Catapult, Jan 10, 2006 - Fiction - 160 pages. A young woman in historic Kyoto grapples with secrets from her past in this lyrical work of Japanese...
A book review by Danny Yee © 2014 https://dannyreviews.com/. The protagonist of The Old Capital is Chieko, whose parents run a small kimono wholesale business in Kyoto. A foundling, she knows nothing about her birth family until a chance encounter with her twin sister; in the background loom decisions about her possible marriage.
