Small snow. Tanidzaki Dzyunyitiro

Roman “Small Snow” (Sasame Yuki) is one of the most famous works by Dzyunitiro Tanizaki (1886–1965), in which the skill of the writer manifested itself in its entirety and originality.

This is a family saga that draws life. Four sisters from an old merchant family. Brought up in a traditional spirit, but noticeably Europeanized and not alien to artistic talents, they act as a keeper of culture in the face of an impending war and a new barbarism.

The key to understanding the novel is the poetic image issued in its title and revealing it internal , a secret meaning. Snow, along with the flowers of Sakura, has long been considered an object of aesthetic admiration in Japan. The name of the book is read as a capacious symbol of the beautiful, symbol of fragile beauty and harmony, opposing the forces of chaos and destruction.