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Ratings28
Average rating4.1
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Ratings28
Average rating4.1
The first book of Mishima's landmark The Sea of Fertility sequence, this novel is set in Tokyo in 1912, when the hermetic world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders.
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Life altering book from the greatest Japanese writer of the 20th Century. Beginning in the Pre-WWI years of the incredible Meji Restoration in Japan, Mishima traces the changing nature of the Japanese milieu through the micro-lens of an adolescent boy- Kiyoaki Matsugae, the son of a rising nouveau-riche family which who were once lower-tier samurais, and Satoko Ayakura, the daughter of an aristocratic family fallen on hard times.
Masterfully crafted, a world both enchanting and tragically beautiful.
Our poor Romeo.
A propelling story of a young man's love. Beautiful flowing prose, metaphor and description on point.
ugh I hate Mishima but I love reincarnation despair stories. I remember being so angry the whole time I read this. it's a graceful piece and that's the least I can say I guess, but Mishima really can't write about anything other than himself.
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2 primary booksThe Sea of Fertility is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1967 with contributions by Yukio Mishima, Michael Gallagher, and 4 others.
