false 574927 11 Recognized throughout the world for his brilliance as a novelist and playwright, Yukio Mishima is also noted as a master of the short story in his native Japan. Here nine of his finest stories, selected by Mishima himself, represent his extraordinary ability to depict a wide variety of human beings in moments of significance. Often his characters are modern Japanese who turn out to be not so liberated from the past as they had thought. 1343495 1 6 1966 Death in Midsummer: And Other Stories total:302|5:124|4:117|3:54|2:7|1:0| 302 1264 438 28 5 4 false false Mon Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 27 18:23:50 -0800 2007 Sat Aug 23 00:16:12 -0700 2008
tosh would. he introduced me to mishima. to his videos on ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 02:53:06 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 03:31:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Sat Sep 15 06:24:59 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 15 06:46:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jan 22 13:04:40 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 13:18:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 23 18:07:28 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 21 01:29:33 -0700 2009 Death in Midsummer and Other Stories is a wonderful collection of some of Mishima Yukio's finest short stories. His supreme command of language, in-depth understanding of human nature, and skill in covering a diverse range of subject matter is remarkable. He is without peer in Japan and the most v...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Aug 14 10:27:38 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 12:17:26 -0700 2009 Death in Midsummer - Yukio Mishima
Short stories from early 1960's. An interesting combination of traditional Japanese topics with modern settings. This collection has a good variety of stories. It also includes a play in the 'No' style, that is really quite modern.
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"Patriotism", the suicide story, has to be one of the most intense things I've ever read. And by the way, was the only story that I didn't sense him sneering at the characters, in fact the whole thing felt totally exalted an...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 28 13:08:52 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 13:35:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 true false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jul 22 11:13:55 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 22 11:16:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 08 23:32:46 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 04 06:24:43 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Aug 25 00:37:27 -0700 2007 Thu Feb 26 03:13:57 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 18 07:57:44 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 07:59:12 -0700 2008 4 0 true false Sun Jul 13 16:59:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 18:12:18 -0700 2008 3 0 false true Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Feb 13 19:50:51 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 19:53:07 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Feb 19 12:06:10 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 09:40:08 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 12:04:15 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=574927