The Sound of Waves
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The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima
'A work of art...altogether a joyous and lovely thing' New York Times Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. It tells of Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in love. When the villagers' gossip threatens to divide them, Shinki must risk his life to prove his worth. 'A sunny masterpiece' Los Angeles Times
A work of art..altogether a joyous and lovely thing * New York Times *
Of such classic design its action might take place at any point across a thousand years * San Francisco Chronicle *
A pastoral with ancient Greek overtones * Boston Globe *
A sunny masterpiece * Los Angeles Times *
Of such classic design its action might take place at any point across a thousand years * San Francisco Chronicle *
A pastoral with ancient Greek overtones * Boston Globe *
A sunny masterpiece * Los Angeles Times *
Yukio Mishima was born into a samurai family and imbued with the code of complete control over mind and body, and loyalty to the Emperor - the same code that produced the austerity and self-sacrifice of Zen. He wrote countless stories and thirty-three plays, in some of which he performed. Several films have been made from his novels, including The Sound of Waves, Enjo which was based on The Temple of the Golden Pavilion and The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea. Among his other works are the novels Confessions of a Mask and Thirst for Love and the short story collections Death in Midsummer and Acts of Worship. The Sea of Fertility tetralogy, however, is his masterpiece. After Mishima conceived the idea of The Sea of Fertility in 1964, he frequently said he would die when it was completed. On 25 November 1970, the day he completed The Decay of the Angel, the last novel of the cycle, Mishima committed seppuku (ritual suicide) at the age of forty-five.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099289982 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099289989 |
| Title | The Sound of Waves |
| Author | Yukio Mishima |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1999-03-11 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |