The Sound of the Mountain

From Nobel Prize–winning author Kawabata comes an elegant meditation on aging, memory, and the passage of time. The story follows Ogata Shingo, an elderly Tokyo businessman grappling with fading memory, family complexities, and sudden flashes of passion, offering a poetic reflection on life's inevitable end. Recognized for its lyrical prose, the novel intricately explores the delicate web of relationships that define a life nearing its conclusion.