Spring Snow
by Yukio Mishima
from Vintage
The first novel of Mishima's landmark tetralogy, The Sea of fertility
Spring Snow is set in Tokyo in 1912, when the hermetic world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders -- rich provincial families unburdened by tradition, whose money and vitality make them formidable contenders for social and political power.
Among this rising new elite are the ambitious Matsugae, whose son has been raised in a family of the waning aristocracy, the elegant and attenuated Ayakura. Coming of age, he is caught up in the tensions between old and new -- fiercely loving and hating the exquisite, spirited Ayakura Satoko. He suffers in psychic paralysis until the shock of her engagement to a royal prince shows him the magnitude of his passion, and leads to a love affair that is as doomed as it was inevitable.
The Sound of Waves
by Yukio Mishima
from Vintage
Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. A young fisherman is entranced at the sight of the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. They fall in love, but must then endure the calumny and gossip of the villagers.
Confessions of a Mask (New Directions Paperbook)
by Yukio Mishima
from New Directions Publishing Corporation
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea
by Yukio Mishima
from Vintage
Runaway Horses
by Yukio Mishima
from Vintage
The chronicle of a conspiracy and a novel about the roots and nature of Japanese fanaticism in the years that led to war--an era marked by depression, social change and political violence.
The Temple of Dawn
by Yukio Mishima
from Vintage
Dramatizes the Japanese experience from the eve of World War II through the degradation of the postwar era.
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
by Yukio Mishima
from Vintage
Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer. Taunted by his schoolmates, he feels utterly alone until he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto. He quickly becomes obsessed with the beauty of the temple. Even when tempted by a friend into exploring the geisha district, he cannot escape its image. In the novel's soaring climax, he tries desperately to free himself from his fixation.
The Decay of the Angel
by Yukio Mishima
from Vintage
The dramatic climax of the SEA OF FERTILITY, bringing together the dominant themes of the three previous novels; the decay of Japan's courtly tradition and samurai ideal, and the essence and value of Buddhist philosophy.
Death in Midsummer: And Other Stories
by Yukio Mishima
from New Directions Publishing Corporation
Patriotism
by Yukio Mishima
from New Directions Publishing Corporation
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