In a remote fishing village in Japan, two very different young people fall in love.
Shinji is a hard-working fisherman, Hatsue is the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. She is also a diver for pearls and seaweed with the other women of the community. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and a relationship develops via secret notes and meetings. But when the villagers' gossip threatens to divide them permanently, Shinji must risk his life to prove his worth.
'A work of art...altogether a joyous and lovely thing' New York Times
'A sunny masterpiece' Los Angeles Times
| ISBN: | 9780099289982 |
| Publication date: | 11th March 1999 |
| Author: | Yukio Mishima |
| Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Coming of age Narrative theme: Love and relationships Fiction in translation |