The River Ki (紀ノ川, Kinokawa) is a 1959 Japanese novel by Sawako Ariyoshi.
[1][2][3] It was first published in serialised form in the magazine Fujin Gahō between January and May 1959.
[2] Set in Wakayama Prefecture, the novel's focus is on three generations of women representing modern Japanese history, beginning in 1898 and ending in the mid-20th century.
[2] The novel has also been translated into French[4] and Russian language.
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