The
Sea of Fertility, 1
Novel
Short Review:
Yukio
Mishima’s Spring Snow is the first novel in his masterful tetralogy, The
Sea of Fertility. Here we meet Shigekuni Honda,
who narrates this
epic tale of what he believes are the successive reincarnations of his friend,
Kiyoaki Matsugae.It is 1912 in Tokyo, and 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. Shigekuni Honda, an aspiring lawyer and his childhood friend, Kiyoaki Matsugae, are the sons of two such families. As they come of age amidst the growing tensions between old and new, Kiyoaki is plagued by his simultaneous love for and loathing of the spirited young woman Ayakura Satoko. But Kiyoaki’s true feelings only become apparent when her sudden engagement to a royal prince shows him the magnitude of his passion — and leads to a love affair both doomed and inevitable.
About The Author:
Yukio Mishima (
January 14, 1925 – November 25, 1970), a Japanese author, poet, playwright,
actor, and film director. Mishima is considered one of the most important
Japanese authors of the 20th century. On three separate occasions he was
considered for the Nobel Prize in Literature and was poised to win the prize in
1968 but the award went to his fellow countryman
Yasunari
Kawabata (Click
Here)
His works
include the novels Confessions of a Mask and The Temple of the Golden Pavilion,
and the autobiographical essay Sun and Steel. His avant-garde work displayed a
blending of modern and traditional aesthetics that broke cultural
boundaries, political change.Mishima was
active as a nationalist and founded his own right-wing militia. He is
remembered for his ritual suicide by seppuku after a failed coup d'état
attempt, known as the "Mishima Incident".
The Mishima Prize was established in 1988 to honor his
life and works.
Product Details
- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Vintage; Reprint edition (April 14, 1990)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0679722416
- ISBN-13: 978-0679722410
- Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.7 x 8 inches
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