《睡美人》是川端康成晚年创作的一部小说。这部作品完全不同于川端康成早年的作品,具有强烈的存在主义气质。从这部作品中,我们可以感受到川端康成晚年所具有的荒谬心理,由此理解他最终选择自杀的原因所在。小说中的江口老人,从某种层面上来说,是川端康成真实内心的一个镜像。分析这个人物,对于理解川端康成晚年的创作思想具有十分重要的价值。一、荒诞与存在从整体上来说,日本战后文学具有强烈的存在主义倾向。以早期的安部公房,到如今炙手可热的村上 Sleeping Beauty is a novel written by Kawabata in his later years. This work is completely different from the early years of Kawabata Yasunari’s works, with a strong existentialist temperament. From this work, we can feel the absurd psychology of Kawabata Yasunari in his later years, and understand why he finally chose to commit suicide. Eguchi’s novel in the novel, to some extent, is a mirror of Kawabata’s true heart. The analysis of this character is of great value to the understanding of Kawabata’s later years of creative thinking. I. Absurdity and Existence In general, Japanese postwar literature has a strong existentialist tendencies. To the early Security Department public housing, to the hottest village now