Publisher's Synopsis
Why do beautiful things disappear sadly? This is the Chinese translated version Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968. Returning to Kyoto, where temple bells announce the New Year, a grave and penitent Oki is drawn to a haunting obsession from his past. Gently lyrical, yet fierce with the stark intensity of passion, Kawabata's last novel tells the story of the lasting consequences of a brief love affair.