Japanese writer Kawabata Yasunari in the east and American writer Hemingway in the west were great writers in the 20th century literary world that who obtain the Nobel Prize.

• 东方的日本作家川端康成与西方的美国作家海明威,是20世纪文坛获诺贝尔文学奖的大作家,他们的作品都非常关注“死亡”主题。