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Snow Country
by Yasunari Kawabata
"The labor into which a heart has poured its whole love-where it will have its say, to excite and inspire, and when?"
It's interesting that this book relies on characterization and scenery to tell the story, and it shows/tells a beautiful and heartbreaking one. A rich, idle (i.e. lazy) married man goes to an onsen, meets a geisha, and the two have an affair. The visuals used to describe them, their relationship, and the background are stunning. It makes a simple story so much more poignant. It's more a study of human nature, showing the man's fickleness and the geisha's mercurial moods. They both know they've been drifting apart, and the geisha wants to prevent that, but at the same time let it happen because she knows the relationship won't go anywhere. The man doesn't want it to happen because it's a kind of routine even though he knows he doesn't love her. He can barely remember what she looks like when he leaves. This is the kind of story you ponder while you read, and even long after you've finished.
It's interesting that this book relies on characterization and scenery to tell the story, and it shows/tells a beautiful and heartbreaking one. A rich, idle (i.e. lazy) married man goes to an onsen, meets a geisha, and the two have an affair. The visuals used to describe them, their relationship, and the background are stunning. It makes a simple story so much more poignant. It's more a study of human nature, showing the man's fickleness and the geisha's mercurial moods. They both know they've been drifting apart, and the geisha wants to prevent that, but at the same time let it happen because she knows the relationship won't go anywhere. The man doesn't want it to happen because it's a kind of routine even though he knows he doesn't love her. He can barely remember what she looks like when he leaves. This is the kind of story you ponder while you read, and even long after you've finished.