The Old Capital

[Author] Yasunari Kawabata

[Publisher] Nanhai Publishing Company

[Synopsis]

One of the representative masterpieces by Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata. Set against the timeless backdrop of Kyoto, Japan, the novel depicts the story of Chieko and Naoko, twin sisters who were separated in infancy and grew up under vastly different social circumstances in the ancient capital, only to reunite by chance later in life. Accompanied by the shifting seasonal beauty and traditional festivals of Kyoto, the entire book unfolds a gentle melancholy, a resigned acceptance of destiny, and the profound essence of traditional Japanese aesthetics.