The Old Capital

This article is about the 1962 Japanese novel by Yasunari Kawabata. For other uses, see old capital (disambiguation).
The Old Capital
AuthorYasunari Kawabata
Original title古都
Koto
TranslatorJ. Martin Holman
LanguageJapanese
Publication date
1962
Publication placeJapan
Published in English
1987 (North Point Press, San Francisco)[1]
Media typePrint (Hardcover)[1]

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]

  1. ^ a b Kawabata, Yasunari (1987). The Old Capital. Translated by Holman, J. Martin. San Francisco: North Point. ISBN 0-86547-278-5.
  2. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1968: Award ceremony speech". The Nobel Prize. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "The Old Capital". Counterpoint Press. Retrieved 1 August 2021.


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