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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, Kōji; his would-be mentor, the eminent literary critic Ippei Kusakudo; and Ippei’s beautiful, enigmatic wife, Yūko.
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The tale of a young, beautiful woman that threw herself into the river because of her inability to select between two suitors, rises from the depth of time as a pilgrim traveled through the village...
Aug 4, 2021 · A starkly compelling story of lust, guilt and punishment, The Frolic of the Beasts explores the masks we wear in life, and what happens when they slip. The Frolic of the Beasts is another engaging work by Mishima; I really have loved every book of his I have read so far.
Set in rural Japan shortly after World War II, this gripping novel tells the story of a strange and utterly absorbing love triangle that leads to psychological self-entrapment, seduction, and murder.
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Mar 28, 2023 · 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, Koji; his would-be mentor, the eminent literary critic Ippei Kusakudo; and Ippei's beautiful, enigmatic wife, Yuko.
Nov 6, 2018 · In The Frolic of the Beast (digital galley, Penguin Classics) Mishima explores the unusual psychological bonds that hold the three main characters together and hints at the disturbing power lust has to influence individuals.
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Nov 26, 2018 · Yukio Mishima’s 1961 novel “The Frolic of the Beasts,” a compelling tale of love and violence, has only now appeared in English for the first time. Admirers of the enigmatic Japanese master...
