Etsuko is a trapped woman who lays traps for others...
After the early death of her philandering husband, Etsuko moves into her father-in-law's house, where she numbly submits to the old man's advances. Meanwhile she develops feelings for the handsome eighteen-year-old servant Saburo. Tormented by his indifference, yet invigorated by her desire, she makes one last, catastrophic bid for his attention.
'A sensuous, absorbing study of overriding obsession' Kirkus
'One of the outstanding writers of the world' New York Times
| ISBN: | 9780099530275 |
| Publication date: | 10th December 2009 |
| Author: | Yukio Mishima, Alfred H Marks |
| Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Vintage Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Interior life Fiction in translation |