The Old Capital
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The Old Capital

Yasunari Kawabata
3.73
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Chieko, the adopted daughter of devoted parents, accidentaly meets her unknown twin sister at a festival
Genres: JapanFictionJapanese LiteratureClassicsHistorical FictionLiteratureAsiaNobel PrizeNovelsAsian Literature
164 Pages

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