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Spring Snow (The sea of fertility) (Paperback)

by Yukio Mishima (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (11 Mar 1999)
  • ISBN-10: 0099282992
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099282990
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 57,430 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The first book of Mishima's landmark "The Sea of Fertility" sequence, this novel is set in Tokyo in 1912, when the hermetic world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mishima's most perfect novel, 28 Jan 1999
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While the last three books of Mishima's Sea of Fertility cycle tend to get bogged down in somewhat convoluted philosophical arguments, which may hold interest for some (Temple of Dawn), or by uninspired writing (Runaway Horses), Spring Snow, the first, displays no such weakness. It is a novel of immensely beautiful imagery and lyricism and overall perfection. What's more, this translation truly does justice to the beauty of the original Japanese.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably moving and haunting, 21 Dec 1998
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Figuratively speaking it is a literary crime that any of Mishima's books are ever allowed to go out of print. He is truly one of the greatest authors of this century and this novel is proof alone of his brilliant philosophical statements and extraordinary insight into human character. As a writer, this is one of the top five books that have influenced me. No one can describe people, their faults and weaknesesses like Mishima.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting: it makes you want more, 17 May 1999
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Perhaps I shouldn't review this book in light of the fact that I haven't read the whole tetralogy. However, after reading 'Spring Snow' I'm trying to plow through 'Runaway Horses' as quickly as I can so I can get to volumes III & IV to complete the whole cycle.

He pays wonderful attention to detail and subtlety without it becoming tedious or overbearing. I can't begin to count the hours of sleep I lost pouring through this book. I look forward to completing the cycle so I can go to bed at a decent hour again.

Mishima's writing is entrancing. Of all the supposed western "classics" that were forced on me in high school and college, this one surpasses them all. Mishima should be required reading, and I thank the wonderful college professor that introduced me to his work.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Spring rebirth (9/10)
Spring Snow is a 1966 novel by Yukio Mishima, the first in his Sea of Fertility tetralogy that concerns itself principally with themes of love, death and reincarnation. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Chillingly Beautiful Novel
Spring Snow tell's the tale of the brief, yet chillingly beautiful romance between Kiyoaki and Satoko. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Chillingly Beautiful Novel
Spring Snow tell's the tale of the brief, yet chillingly beautiful romance between Kiyoaki and Satoko. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2004 by melanieberryuk

4.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to Mishima
Though a part of the sea of fertility, Spring Snow is a self contained novel. It is a love story that is likely to appeal to men and women. Read more
Published on 23 Jul 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Astounding, if distrurbing, story of a spiritual journey.
Briefly, the Sea of Fertility tetrology has much in common with Dostoevsky. Mishima's characters act within the tight confines of aristoocratic Japan in the early to mid 20th... Read more
Published on 28 Jul 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, moving, delicate, and unforgettable.
Spring Snow is a dramatic, moving work that helps codify Mishima's tetralogy, the Sea of Fertility, as perhaps the 20th century's greatest magnum opus. Read more
Published on 10 Jul 1997

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