The Wavering of Virtue (work Series by Mishima Yukio)
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Yukio Mishima's most popular novel, which redefines unethical love with classical and elegant writing; his urban romance novel, which was influenced by French psychological novels, sold 300,000 copies in the year of its publication and was evaluated as a "luxury novel with an elegant soul." The novel was adapted into a movie of the same name. "The Wavering of Virtue" is one of Yukio Mishima's middle and late novels. It was completed in 1957 and published by Kodansha in the same year. The protagonist Setsuko Kurakoshi was born into a family with strict discipline and noble family status, but she is filled with sensual talents. Setsuko Kurakoshi was unwilling to be lonely, tolerated fantasy, and took the initiative to become the mistress of Tsuchiya, a young man with a handsome face and a strong body. In the end, the relationship ended after the passion disappeared. The novel pays homage to French psychological novels and was very popular after its publication. It sold 300,000 copies that year. "The wavering of virtue" has since become synonymous with "unethical love".
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