[Nichibunken-IHJ Forum]
“The Literature of Kawabata Yasunari and Chinese Art”

Kawabata Yasunari is a Japanese novelist widely known in China, but its relevance to Chinese culture
has not been examined in depth; very few know that Kawabata admired and appreciated Sung- and Yuan-
Dynasty art. In this lecture, Professor Zhou Yue, who specializes in Comparative Literature between
China and Japan, will introduce Kawabata’s collection of Sung and Yuan art and discuss why he
became so fascinated by them, and how they influenced Kawabata’s literary works.

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2016, 6:30-8:30 pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Lecturer: Zhou Yue (Professor, Beijing Language and Culture University / Visiting Research Scholar,
Nichibunken)
Venue: Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall, International House of Japan http://www.i-house.or.jp/eng/access.html
Language: Japanese (without English interpretation)
Admission: Free
Co-organized by the International House of Japan & Nichibunken
Registration: Program Department, International House of Japan, Tel: 03-3470-3211 E-mail: mailto:program@i-house.or.jp

For details,
http://www.i-house.or.jp/eng/programs/japanihj_20160711/
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