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Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima (1994, Trade Paperback)
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Number of Pages: 192. Weight: 0.45 lbs. Publication Date: 1994-05-31.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679750150
ISBN-139780679750154
eBay Product ID (ePID)1057161
Product Key Features
Book TitleSailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Literary, Coming of Age
Publication Year1994
GenreFiction
AuthorYukio Mishima
Book SeriesVintage International Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight6.4 Oz
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-042218
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews "Brilliant in the conciseness of its narrative." -- The Nation "A major work of art." -- Time "Mishima is like Stendhal in his precise psychological analyses, like Dostoevsky in his explorations of darkly destructive personalities." -- Christian Science Monitor, "Brilliant in the conciseness of its narrative." - The Nation "A major work of art." - Time "Mishima is like Stendhal in his precise psychological analyses, like Dostoevsky in his explorations of darkly destructive personalities." - Christian Science Monitor, "Brilliant in the conciseness of its narrative." -- The Nation "A major work of art." -- Time "Mishima is like Stendhal in his precise psychological analyses, like Dostoevsky in his explorations of darkly destructive personalities." -- Christian Science Monitor
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal895.6/35
SynopsisA novel from "oneof the outstanding writers of the world" ( The New York Times ) that explores the vicious nature of youth that is sometimes mistaken for innocence.."A major work of art."- Time Thirteen-year-old Noboru is a member of a gang of highly philosophical teenage boys who reject the tenets of the adult world - to them, adult life is illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental. When Noboru's widowed mother is romanced by Ryuji, a sailor, Noboru is thrilled. He idolizes this rugged man of the sea as a hero. But his admiration soon turns to hatred, as Ryuji forsakes life onboard the ship for marriage, rejecting everything Noboru holds sacred. Upset and appalled, he and his friends respond to this apparent betrayal with a terrible ferocity., A novel from "one of the outstanding writers of the world" ( The New York Times ) that explores the vicious nature of youth that is sometimes mistaken for innocence. - "A major work of art." -- Time Thirteen-year-old Noboru is a member of a gang of highly philosophical teenage boys who reject the tenets of the adult world -- to them, adult life is illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental. When Noboru's widowed mother is romanced by Ryuji, a sailor, Noboru is thrilled. He idolizes this rugged man of the sea as a hero. But his admiration soon turns to hatred, as Ryuji forsakes life onboard the ship for marriage, rejecting everything Noboru holds sacred. Upset and appalled, he and his friends respond to this apparent betrayal with a terrible ferocity., Yukio Mishima's The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea explores the vicious nature of youth that is sometimes mistaken for innocence. Thirteen-year-old Noboru is a member of a gang of highly philosophical teenage boys who reject the tenets of the adult world -- to them, adult life is illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental. When Noboru's widowed mother is romanced by Ryuji, a sailor, Noboru is thrilled. He idolizes this rugged man of the sea as a hero. But his admiration soon turns to hatred, as Ryuji forsakes life onboard the ship for marriage, rejecting everything Noboru holds sacred. Upset and appalled, he and his friends respond to this apparent betrayal with a terrible ferocity.
LC Classification NumberPL833.I7G613 1994
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