{"product_id":"exquisite-nothingness-the-novels-of-yukio-mishima-paperback","title":"Exquisite Nothingness: The Novels of Yukio Mishima - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eYukio Mishima (1925-1970) was a sensationalist, a militarist, a self-publicist, a contrarian, a charlatan, a joker, a poser, a paradox and a hypocrite - but he was also a literary genius. Nominated several times for the Nobel Prize, his work remains one of the cornerstones of twentieth-century Japanese literature, an enduring, provocative and disturbing force probing the strangeness and fragility of our existence in a violent, unpredictable world.\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eExquisite Nothingness: The Novels of Yukio Mishima\u003c\/em\u003e, David Vernon explores the full range of Mishima's achievement, with a chapter devoted to each of his major novels, including established classics like \u003cem\u003eConfessions of a Mask\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Thirst for Love\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eForbidden Colours\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of the Golden Pavilion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e and the vast final quartet \u003cem\u003eThe Sea of Fertility\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as startling works only recently available to English readers: the captivating anti-nuclear science fiction \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Star\u003c\/em\u003e and the surreal satire on modern times \u003cem\u003eLife for Sale\u003c\/em\u003e.More than half a century since his shocking suicide, \u003cem\u003eExquisite Nothingness\u003c\/em\u003e aims to reposition Mishima's art at the centre of his controversial legacy, acclaiming its depth, beauty and devastating emotional power.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102818144479,"sku":"9781739136130","price":33.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/EzZUSpQAuu9781739136130.webp?v=1781087412","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/exquisite-nothingness-the-novels-of-yukio-mishima-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}