The Sound of Waves

By Yukio Mishima
Translated by Meredith Weatherby

By Yukio Mishima
Translated by Meredith Weatherby

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    About The Sound of Waves

    Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. A young fisherman is entranced at the sight of the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. They fall in love, but must then endure the calumny and gossip of the villagers.

    About The Sound of Waves

    Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. A young fisherman is entranced at the sight of the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. They fall in love, but must then endure the calumny and gossip of the villagers.

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    “A story that is both happy and a work of art. . . . Altogether a joyous and lovely thing.”
    —The New York Times “Of such classic design its action might take place at any point across a thousand years.”
    —San Francisco Chronicle “Mishima is like Stendhal in his precise psychological analyses, like Dostoevsky in his explorations of darkly destructive personalities.”
    —Christian Science Monitor

    About Yukio Mishima

    Yukio Mishima was born in Tokyo in 1925. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University’s School of Jurisprudence in 1947. His first published book, The Forest in Full Bloom, appeared in 1944, and he established himself as a major author with… More about Yukio Mishima

    About Yukio Mishima

    Yukio Mishima was born in Tokyo in 1925. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University’s School of Jurisprudence in 1947. His first published book, The Forest in Full Bloom, appeared in 1944, and he established himself as a major author with… More about Yukio Mishima

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    Published by Vintage
    Oct 04, 1994 | 192 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679752684

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    Published by Vintage
    Apr 09, 2013 | 192 Pages | ISBN 9780307834348

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