For the Taiwanese collection of short stories, see The Old Capital (short stories).
The Old Capital
Author
Yasunari Kawabata
Original title
古都 Koto
Translator
J. Martin Holman
Language
Japanese
Publication date
1962
Publication place
Japan
Published in English
1987 (North Point Press, San Francisco)[1]
Media type
Print (Hardcover)[1]
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The Old Capital (古都, Koto)[a] is a novel by Japanese writer Yasunari Kawabata first published in 1962. It was one of three novels cited by the Nobel Committee in their decision to award Kawabata the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature.[2]
The Old Capital was first translated into English in 1987 by J. Martin Holman.[3] A revised edition of Holman's translation was published in February 2006.[4]
^ abKawabata, Yasunari (1987). The Old Capital. Translated by Holman, J. Martin. San Francisco: North Point. ISBN 0-86547-278-5.
^"The Nobel Prize in Literature 1968: Award ceremony speech". The Nobel Prize. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
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^"The Old Capital". Counterpoint Press. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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