About the book
The gripping story of an affair gone horribly wrong, from one of Japan's greatest twentieth-century writers
Koji, a young student, has fallen hopelessly in love with the beautiful, enigmatic Yuko. But she is married to the literary critic and serial philanderer Ippei. Tormented by desire and anger, Koji is driven to an act of violence that will bind this strange, terrible love triangle together for the rest of their lives. 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.
'One of the greatest avant-garde Japanese writers of the twentieth century' New Yorker
Editions of Frolic of the Beasts
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780241675311
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780241386705
- EBook
- ISBN 9780241387399
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The gripping story of an affair gone horribly wrong, from one of Japan's greatest twentieth-century writers
Koji, a young student, has fallen hopelessly in love with the beautiful, enigmatic Yuko. But she is married to the literary critic and serial philanderer Ippei. Tormented by desire and anger, Koji is driven to an act of violence that will bind this strange, terrible love triangle together for the rest of their lives. 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.
'One of the greatest avant-garde Japanese writers of the twentieth century' New Yorker
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What is Frolic of the Beasts about?
The gripping story of an affair gone horribly wrong, from one of Japan's greatest twentieth-century writers
Koji, a young student, has fallen hopelessly in love with the beautiful, enigmatic Yuko. But she is married to the literary critic and serial philanderer Ippei. Tormented by desire and anger, Koji is driven to an act of violence that will bind this strange, terrible love triangle together for the rest of their lives. 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.
'One of the greatest avant-garde Japanese writers of the twentieth century' New Yorker
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Frolic of the Beasts?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Frolic of the Beasts?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780241675311
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Frolic of the Beasts?
Yukio Mishima
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Frolic of the Beasts is available as paperback(ISBN 9780241675311) and paperback(ISBN 9780241386705) and ebook(ISBN 9780241387399)
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