‘The Sound of the Mountain’: Yasunari Kawabata’s slow-burning meditation on getting older 9 years ago You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us ‘Beauty and Sadness’: Yasunari Kawabata’s last published novel explores the extremes of human emotionDateMay 1, 2017In relation toAuthors9 Essential books by Japan’s Nobel Prize-winning writersDateDecember 21, 2017In relation toAsian writingJapan: Snow Country by Yasunari KawabataDateFebruary 10, 2014In relation toAuthors