Snow Country
Snow Country, short novel by Kawabata Yasunari, published in Japanese in 1948 as Yukiguni. The work was begun in 1935 and completed in 1937, with a final version completed in 1947. It deals with psychological, social, and erotic interaction between an aesthete and a beautiful geisha and is set against the natural beauty and imagery of a remote area of Japan.
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Article Title:
Snow Country
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
11 October 2015
Access Date:
February 22, 2025