Shimamura knows that Komako’s love and sustenance for him are completely illusory, yet he accepts it happily and carefully chooses a time to leave. His greatest sorrow is that he knows himself too well and sees the futility too clearly, so he pulls himself away from hatred, love, and resentment. His heart is like still water he falls in love with a short enthusiasm, only to be forgotten quickly. Shimamura lives a wealthy life in a prosperous city, but he lacks any sort of passion. The everlasting snow in the village strips away hope from people like Shimamura and Komako, so they seek comfort in love.
In the desolate snow country, Shimamura does nothing more than immerse himself in the illusion, admiring Komako’s stunning yet austere beauty. Everything that happens in his relationship with Komako builds upon the illusion.
Snow Country allows readers to dip their toes into the vast world of Japanese literature, as it is a classic work that explores its common themes of love, nature, innocence, and the arts.Īt the beginning of the book, Shimamura, the protagonist, looks out the train windows and sighs at the twilight, which is nothing more than a mirage. The novel won Kawabata the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986. Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata is a love tale drenched in a beautifully depressing tone that can be condensed into one word: futility.
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