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The Frolic of the Beasts

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First published: 1961
Pages: 130

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Yukio Mishima's work "The Frolic of the Beasts" is from his middle time and is based on Noh plays, particularly the 14th-century Motomezuka. The plot revolves around a tragic love triangle that involves Kōji, a former college student, Ippei Kusakado, a renowned literary critic, and Yūko, Ippei's stunning and mysterious wife.

The story, which takes place in rural Japan soon after World War II, is nonlinear and addresses themes of passion, guilt, punishment, and the different personas we adopt throughout our lives.

About the author

Yukio Mishima

Kimitake Hiraoka, known by his pen name Yukio Mishima, was a Japanese novelist, playwright, short story writer, actor, martial artist, model, and the leader of an attempted coup d'état that culminated in his seppuku. He is considered one of the most important postwar stylists of the Japanese language.