The Old Capital by Yasunari Kawabata, J. Martin Holman, Vanja Lantz
Deep, inward-looking, contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Mindful Reader. Which reader are you?
Insights from The Old Capital
“The old capital was changing.”
Modernity arrives in small ways like a new storefront or a different fabric. It makes the ancient temples feel like they are holding their breath.
“The night was deep.”
The ending stays with you because nothing is truly resolved. Life just continues like the flow of a river through the city.
“The city would probably change, and so would the people.”
Kyoto feels like a character that is slowly fading away. Chieko walks through the streets trying to hold onto traditions that are already slipping.
“It was as if they were seeing their own souls.”
Finding a twin sister you never knew existed should feel like a miracle. Instead it feels like a quiet kind of grief for the life you missed.
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Shoemaker & Hoard
- ISBN
- 9781593760328
- Language
- EN
