{"product_id":"runaway-horses-the-sea-of-fertility-2-yukio-mishima-paperback","title":"Runaway Horses: The Sea of Fertility, 2 -- Yukio Mishima, Paperback","description":"Yukio Mishima's \u003ci\u003eRunaway Horses\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel in his masterful tetralogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea of Fertility\u003c\/i\u003e. Again we encounter Shigekuni Honda, who narrates this epic tale of what he believes are the successive reincarnations of his childhood friend Kiyoaki Matsugae.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1932, Shigeuki Honda has become a judge in Osaka. Convinced that a young rightist revolutionary, Isao, is the reincarnation of his friend Kiyoaki\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Honda commits himself to saving the youth from an untimely death. Isao, driven to patriotic fanaticism by a father who instilled in him the ethos of the ancient samurai, organizes a violent plot against the new industrialists who he believes are usurping the Emperor's rightful power and threatening the very integrity of the nation. \u003ci\u003eRunaway Horses\u003c\/i\u003e is the chronicle of a conspiracy -- a novel about the roots and nature of Japanese fanaticism in the years that led to war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yukio Mishima\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679722403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYukio Mishima\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Tokyo in 1925. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University's School of Jurisprudence in 1947. His first published book, \u003ci\u003eThe Forest in Full Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 1944 and he established himself as a major author with \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Mask \u003c\/i\u003e(1949). From then until his death he continued to publish novels, short stories, and plays each year. His crowning achievement, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea of Fertility\u003c\/i\u003e tetralogy--which contains the novels \u003ci\u003eSpring Snow\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eRunaway Horses\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eThe Temple of Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), and \u003ci\u003eThe Decay of the Angel \u003c\/i\u003e(1971)--is considered one of the definitive works of twentieth century Japanese fiction. In 1970, at the age of 45 and the day after completing the last novel in the \u003ci\u003eFertility\u003c\/i\u003e series, Mishima committed \u003ci\u003eseppuku\u003c\/i\u003e (ritual suicide)--a spectacular death that attracted worldwide attention.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yukio Mishima","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67528961720548,"sku":"9780679722403","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780679722403.jpg?v=1791706299","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/runaway-horses-the-sea-of-fertility-2-yukio-mishima-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}