Runaway Horses

Runaway Horses

Softcover
5.01

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The second book in Mishima's Sea of Fertility tetraology - this is a story of political violence, traditional samurai values and nihilism.

Isao is a young, engaging patriot, and a fanatical believer in the ancient samurai ethos. He turns terrorist, organising a violent plot against the new industrialists, who he believes are threatening the integrity of Japan and usurping the Emperor's rightful power. As the conspiracy unfolds and unravels, Mishima brilliantly chronicles the conflicts of a decade that saw the fabric of Japanese life torn apart.

'Runaway Horses is disturbing material, also a harbinger of Mishima's own act of 'patriotic' self-slaughter... Strange, elegant, erotic' Guardian

Book Information

Main Genre
Novels
Sub Genre
Contemporary
Format
Softcover
Pages
432
Price
13.00 €

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Continuing the story of the characters from Spring Snow, this book gives a more expansive view of Japanese society and politics in the early 20th century, while exploring the topics of honor and suicide through its main character.

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