Read this classic exploration of political violence, traditional samurai values and right wing nihilism.
Isao is a young, engaging patriot, and a fanatical believer in the ancient samurai ethos. He turns terrorist, organising a violent plot against the new industrialists, who he believes are threatening the integrity of Japan and usurping the Emperor's rightful power. As the conspiracy unfolds and unravels, Mishima brilliantly chronicles the conflicts of a decade that saw the fabric of Japanese life torn apart.
ISBN: | 9780099282891 |
Publication date: | 11th March 1999 |
Author: | Yukio Mishima |
Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 421 pages |
Series: | The Sea of Fertility : A Cycle of Four Novels |
Genres: |
Historical Fiction Modern and Contemporary Fiction |