The Frolic of the Beasts by Yukio Mishima

The Frolic of the Beasts by Yukio MishimaThe gripping story of an affair gone horribly wrong, from one of Japan's greatest twentieth century writersKoji, 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

The border between Maine and Canada is porous

Written from the viewpoint of the cynical

from anecdotes of love and betrayal to fables of courage and conviction

Narayan is the compassionate man who can write of human life as comedy"-The New York Times Book Review 'Narayan is such a natural writer

What happened to Rebecca

or will she live out her fairytale

are composed of simple shots

As Lia’s condition worsens

But will they survive the onslaught of yet another earthquake

This volume brings together the poet Geoffrey Hill's acclaimed stage version of Brand with a new poetic rendering of Peer Gynt

part radical socialist tract

he has become an urban legend