The frolic of the beasts / Yukio Mishima ; translated from the Japanese by Andrew Clare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970, author.

Contributor:

Clare, Andrew, 1964- translator.

Standardized Title:

Kemono no tawamure. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Marital conflict--Fiction.

Marital conflict.

Mentoring in education.

Mentoring in education--Fiction.

Wives--Fiction.

Wives.

Genre:

Fiction.

Historical fiction.

Novels.

Psychological fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Physical Description:

166 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Vintage International, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.

Language Note:

Translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

"Translated into English for the first time, a gripping short novel about an affair gone wrong, from the acclaimed Japanese author, Yukio Mishima. Set in rural Japan shortly after World War II, The Frolic of the Beasts tells the story of a strange and utterly absorbing love triangle between a former university student, his would-be mentor, the eminent literary critic Ippei Kusakado; and Ippei's beautiful, enigmatic wife. When brought face-to-face with one of Ippei's many marital indiscretions, finds his growing desire for compels him to action in a way that changes all three of their lives profoundly. Originally published in 1961 and now available in English for the first time, The Frolic of the Beasts is a haunting examination of the various guises we assume throughout our lives, and a tale of psychological self-entrapment, seduction, and murder"-- Provided by publisher.

Other Format:

Online version: Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970, author. Frolic of the beasts

ISBN:

9780525434153

0525434151

OCLC:

1059485249