Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima (English) Paperback Book

Description: Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima, Stephen Dodd The novel Mishima considered to be one of his best works- a tale of family, nuclear war, love and UFOsThe Osugi family have come to a realization. Each of them hails from a different planet. Father from Mars, mother from Jupiter, son from Mercury and daughter from Venus. Already seen as oddballs in their small Japanese town in the 1960s, this extra-terrestrial knowledge brings them closer together; they climb mountains to wait for UFOs, study at home together and regard their human neighbours with a kindly benevolence.But Father, Juichiro, is worried about the bomb. He writes letters to Khrushchev, trying to warn everyone he can of the terrible threat. After all, humans may be terribly flawed, but arent they worth saving? He sends out a coded message in the newspaper to find other aliens. But there are other extra-terrestrials out there, ones who do not look so kindly on the flaws and foibles of humans. And a charming young man, who claims to be from Venus too, tempts daughter Akiko away from the family . . . FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Yukio Mishima (Author)Yukio Mishima was born in 1925 in Tokyo, and is considered one of the Japans most important writers. His books broke social boundaries and taboos at a time when Japan found itself in a state of rapid social change. His interests, besides writing, included body-building, acting and practising as a Samurai. In 1970 he attempted to start a military coup, which failed. Upon realizing this, Mishima performed seppuku, a ritual suicide, upon himself. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature three times. Review Mishima is the Japanese Hemingway * Life Magazine *Strikingly different... Stephen Dodds translation captures Mishimas dark humour, succinct style and dry wit -- Vanora Bennett * The Times Literary Supplement *A brilliant black comedy following the Osugi family, who come to the understanding that they are each from a different planet. This new knowledge strengthens their bond while solidifying a mission: to seek others of their kind and save humanity from the looming threat of the atomic bomb. This is an insightful, moving read. Mishima deserves a wider readership -- Irenosen Okojie * The i *Set in the early 1960s, this bonkers story of aliens trying to save mankind from nuclear war is told from the perspective of one family, all of whom come from a different planet. Its a biting social satire thats utterly transporting * Sunday Times Best Books for Summer 2023 *Ordinary people harbour the grandest (and most terrible) thoughts in a cosmological fable as disconcerting as it is funny: behind the simplest actions lie visions of worlds in collision -- Simon Ings * The Times *The Oscar Wilde of Japan ... one of Japans great novelists ... his subtlety, warmth and wit shine through * Telegraph *A mixture of humour, high literary seriousness and flying saucers ... remarkable -- Sam Leith * Spectator *A writer of immense energy and ability * Time Out *One of the greatest avant-garde Japanese writers of the twentieth century * New Yorker *Among Japans most celebrated post-war authors * Little White Lies *Interplanetary, quite extraordinary ... a fusion of sci-fi and social satire with great pathos, awash with dark humour and scenes of intense beauty ... Mishima blends the sublime and ridiculous in provocative and surprising ways ... a fresh and limpid translation -- Bryan Karetnyk * Financial Times *Moves from vividly described scenes of ordinary human life and the beauties of the natural world to arguments about human nature and whether peace is possible this side of death -- Lisa Tuttle * Guardian Best Recent Science Fiction *Its humour may be the books most brilliant trait ... intense and earnest, the novel contains plenty of Mishimas spectacular writing ... an impressive accomplishment by Dodd in conveying a sense of import, sophistication and mastery of prose -- Eric Margolis * Japan Times *A delightfully strange, absorbing work. Full of humour and insight. Highly recommended -- Irenosen OkojieThe wunderkind of the Japanese literary world ... an extraordinary literary talent * The Times Literary Supplement * Details ISBN0241441099 Author Stephen Dodd Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Series Penguin Modern Classics Language English Year 2023 Translator Stephen Dodd ISBN-10 0241441099 ISBN-13 9780241441091 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Japanese Pages 288 Publication Date 2023-07-06 UK Release Date 2023-07-06 Alternative 9780141992587 DEWEY 895.636 Audience General NZ Release Date 2023-10-09 AU Release Date 2023-10-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:151263521;

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