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Sound of Waves
Yukio Mishima
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Description for Sound of Waves
paperback. Features Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in love. When the villagers' gossip threatens to divide them, Shinki must risk his life to prove his worth. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 144.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099289982
SKU
V9780099289982
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About Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima was born into a samurai family and imbued with the code of complete control over mind and body, and loyalty to the Emperor - the same code that produced the austerity and self-sacrifice of Zen. He wrote countless stories and thirty-three plays, in some of which he performed. Several films have been made from his novels, including The ... Read more
Reviews for Sound of Waves
The beauty of Mishima's prose and the vibrant evocation of island life elevate this short novel far beyond its constituent parts
Japan Times
A work of art...altogether a joyous and lovely thing
New York Times
Of such classic design its action might take place at any point across a thousand years
San Francisco Chronicle
... Read more
Japan Times
A work of art...altogether a joyous and lovely thing
New York Times
Of such classic design its action might take place at any point across a thousand years
San Francisco Chronicle
... Read more