The Sound Of Waves
by:
Yukio Mishima (author)
Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. It tells of Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in...
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Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. It tells of Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in love. When the villagers' gossip threatens to divide them, Shinki must risk his life to prove his worth.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781407053851 (140705385X)
Publish date: March 11th 2010
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
Japan,
Japanese Literature
Like most of the Japanese fiction that I have read this is delicate and precise. As such you have to read it slowly and absorb it carefully.It is really a very simple love story and basically a novella rather than a novel, at least in form if not technically. The characterization is extremely wel...
Very nice. Maybe "YA" just means universally relatable themes. Love, relationship with nature, the importance of patience and listening. I liked this.
A sweet and simple love story, emphasis on the word simple. It was a nice read, but I was expecting a bit more, taking into account that Mishima was considered Japan's Steinbeck. I was also a bit disappointed that he spend more time elaborating about Shinji's time on the boat instead of the pearl di...
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