Patriotism
Yukio Mishima
(Author)
Geoffrey W Sargent
(Translator)
Description
By now, Yukio Mishima's (1925-1970) dramatic demise through an act of seppuku after an inflammatory public speech has become the stuff of literary legend. With Patriotism, Mishima was able to give his heartwrenching patriotic idealism an immortal vessel. A lieutenant in the Japanese army comes home to his wife and informs her that his closest friends have become mutineers. He and his beautiful loyal wife decide to end their lives together. In unwavering detail Mishima describes Shinji and Reiko making love for the last time and the couple's seppuku that follows.Product Details
Price
$10.95
$10.18
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publish Date
February 01, 2010
Pages
60
Dimensions
4.3 X 6.9 X 0.3 inches | 0.15 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780811218542
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About the Author
Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) completed his first novel the year he entered the University of Tokyo and his last novel the day of his death. He is the author of numerous novels, stories, plays, and essays. Gore Vidal once said of him: "I only regret we never met, for friends found him a good companion, a fine drinking partner, and fun to cruise with." Mishima committed suicide by ceremonial seppuku after a failed coup d'e´tat intended to restore pre-WWII power to the emperor of Japan.
Reviews
The violence we are facing with such difficulty in our daily lives, he gives us simply in all its subcutaneous horror and myth.--Hortense Calisher
A direct yet lyrical style devoted entirely to bringing out the elevated emotions of its two characters.--Trevor Berrett
A direct yet lyrical style devoted entirely to bringing out the elevated emotions of its two characters.--Trevor Berrett
