An elderly businessman, Shingo Ogata, is close to retirement. He is increasingly concerned about the frequent deaths of his peers, the transience of human life and strained relationships in his own family – his daughter leaves her husband and returns to her father's house with two young children, and his son openly cheats on his own wife. And only Kikuko's daughter-in-law, a quiet, sweet and loyal woman, somehow brightens up the old man's everyday life. "Moan of the Mountain" is a slow and melancholic work full of philosophical reflections and subtle observations of post–war Japan. . From the author of the novels "Meijin", "Thousand-Winged Crane" and "Snow Country". Yasunari Kawabata, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, is the first Japanese to receive this honor and one of the most influential and famous Japanese writers of the 20th century. — "Moan of the Mountain" is the winner of the Noma Literary Award and the winner of the National Book Award in the nomination "Best Translated Book". — "The Moan of the Mountain" is included in the hundred greatest works of world literature according to the version of the "World Library". — An edition in the "Exclusive Classics" series — in a convenient pocket format and in a recognizable design.