The Old Capital Condition:Good But the balance of power

But the balance of power has to change

and bizarre stories of coincidence

And she has a crisis threatening her own life - a secret from the past that could shatter everything she's worked so hard to build

Perry Anderson

Centuries ago

The Old Capital Condition:Good But the balance of powerThe Old Capital is one of the three novels cited specifically by the Nobel Committee when they awarded Kawabata the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968. With the ethereal tone and aesthetic styling characteristic of Kawabata's prose, The Old Capital tells the story of Chieko, the adopted daughter of a Kyoto kimono designer, Takichiro, and his wife, Shige. Set in the traditional city of Kyoto, Japan, this deeply poetic story revolves around Chieko who