Stories from the End of the World (Yukio Mishima's Works Series)
About This Novel
The space of romance and suspense constructs a thorough human nature. The thirteen short stories written by Yukio Mishima, a master of contemporary Japanese literature, from his youth to middle age for more than 20 years, are small and concise in length, with rich and circuitous themes. You can feel Mishima's rich and full expressions. "Tales from the End of the World" is a short story written by Yukio Mishima. It is written in the first person and follows memories based on the memories of when I was eleven years old and vacationed with my family on the Boso Peninsula's Saigaura Coast. Because I refused my father's request for swimming practice, "I" met a young man and woman on the Cape. They played a hide-and-seek game with "me", and while "I" was blindfolded and counting, a sound like a noble bird's call came from the cape. When "I" went to look for them, there was no trace of them. Although I was young, "I" also knew that they ended their lives by sacrificing their lives for love. After that, "I" was scolded by my father for not learning to swim, but I felt incredibly satisfied because "I" remembered a real life-threatening incident. The other twelve short stories in the book span different periods and have different themes.
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Official(3)Scraped 7d ago
The end of the article in this book does not point out the details of the murder. This kind of ending can give us space to think and make people think deeply. It is really great and I recommend everyone to read it.
The story takes place on a remote island. The author uses the first person to narrate a confusing past event: In order to conceal the crime of murdering a young girl by his master, the slave kept this secret for the rest of his life.
Mishima, the author of this book, has a delicate writing style and exquisite length. It is the last chapter in Mishima's book. The love story told in this book is very enjoyable.
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Official(3)Scraped 7d ago
The end of the article in this book does not point out the details of the murder. This kind of ending can give us space to think and make people think deeply. It is really great and I recommend everyone to read it.
The story takes place on a remote island. The author uses the first person to narrate a confusing past event: In order to conceal the crime of murdering a young girl by his master, the slave kept this secret for the rest of his life.
Mishima, the author of this book, has a delicate writing style and exquisite length. It is the last chapter in Mishima's book. The love story told in this book is very enjoyable.
