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"The Mole" (Hokuro) is a 1940 short story by Yasunari Kawabata, the first Japanese author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1968). It is an epistolary story exploring themes of marital strife, female insecurity, and lack of communication, where a woman describes a dream about her mole as a metaphor for her damaged relationship.
Key Details of "The Mole" by Yasunari Kawabata
- Story Plot: The story is a letter from a woman, Sayoko, to her husband. She reflects on her childhood, her marriage, and a persistent mole on her back.
- The Mole as Symbol: The mole is a source of tension in their relationship, with the husband initially acting possessive and then abusive over it. It represents her insecurity and the oppressive, strained nature of their marriage.
- The Dream: Sayoko shares a dream where she removes the mole from her back and hands it to her husband, symbolizing a desire to be freed from her flaws or the suffocating nature of her husband's demands.
- Significance: It is noted for its psychological depth and focus on human inner feelings.
- Context: Written in 1940 and often translated by Edward Seidensticker, it is a key example of Kawabata's early mastery of psychological fiction.
Yasunari Kawabata was awarded the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature for his narrative mastery, which expresses the essence of the Japanese mind.
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