The Sound of Waves by Mishima, Yukio

A timeless story of first love set in a remote fishing village in Japan. - "A story that is both happy and a work of art.... Altogether a joyous and lovely thing." --The New York Times

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.

Author: Yukio Mishima
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/04/1994
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780679752684
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Notable

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/1995 pg. 104

About the Author
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 Confessions of a Mask (1949). From then until his death he continued to publish novels, short stories, and plays each year. His crowning achievement, The Sea of Fertility tetralogy--which contains the novels Spring Snow (1969), Runaway Horses (1969), The Temple of Dawn (1970), and The Decay of the Angel (1971)--is considered one of the definitive works of twentieth century Japanese fiction. In 1970, at the age of 45 and the day after completing the last novel in the Fertility series, Mishima committed seppuku (ritual suicide)--a spectacular death that attracted worldwide attention.