Yasunari Kawabata received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, making them laureate number 64 since the prize was first awarded in 1901.
They are one of 2 laureates from Japan.
Our pick for reading Yasunari Kawabata for the first time is 雪国 (Snow Country).
One email on announcement day with the winner and where to start reading. Then one Nobel read a month.