1968年，川端康成（189－1972）以他独有的小说艺术表现了日本文化之美而获得诺贝尔文学奖。川端不止一次地承认日本美的传统融和了中国唐代文学的风采。他说他的心已经融汇在紫式部（约978年前后──1014年前后）的《源氏物语》之中。他认为自古至今，《源氏物语》是日本最优 In 1968, Kawabata Yasunari (189-1972) won the Nobel Prize for Literature with his unique novel art representing the beauty of Japanese culture. Kawabata admitted more than once that the tradition of Japan’s beauty blends in with the style of Chinese Tang literature. He said his heart had merged in The Tale of Gennariuses (around about 978 - around 1014). He believes that since ancient times, “Tale of Genji” is the best in Japan