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Spring Snow - The Sea of Fertility

by Yukio Mishima, Michael Gallagher
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Spring Snow - The Sea of Fertility
Spring Snow - The Sea of Fertility

Tragic love amidst Japan's changing aristocracy.

"Spring Snow" immerses you in the captivating elegance and emotional turmoil of early 20th-century Japan. Mishima artfully explores the clash between the fading traditional class and the emerging modern forces through the poignant tale of Kiyoaki's forbidden love. It's perfect for those who appreciate intricate character development and the bittersweet beauty of love that's both destined and doomed.

  • National Book Award Finalist for Translation (1973)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Spring Snow - The Sea of Fertility

by Yukio Mishima, Michael Gallagher
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ISBN: 9780099282990
Authors: Yukio Mishima, Michael Gallagher
Publisher: Vintage (Penguin)
Date of Publication: 2024-12-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Romance
Related Topics: Classics, World War II, Historical Romance
Goodreads rating: 4.16
(rated by 21624 readers)

Description

Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial families, a new and powerful political and social elite. Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family - members of the waning aristocracy - but he is not one of them. Coming of age, he is caught up in the tensions between old and new, and his feelings for the exquisite, spirited Satoko, observed from the sidelines by his devoted friend Honda. When Satoko is engaged to a royal prince, Kiyoaki realizes the magnitude of his passion.
 

Tragic love amidst Japan's changing aristocracy.

"Spring Snow" immerses you in the captivating elegance and emotional turmoil of early 20th-century Japan. Mishima artfully explores the clash between the fading traditional class and the emerging modern forces through the poignant tale of Kiyoaki's forbidden love. It's perfect for those who appreciate intricate character development and the bittersweet beauty of love that's both destined and doomed.

  • National Book Award Finalist for Translation (1973)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.