Spring Snow (Paperback)

Paperback. The first novel in MishimaP#39;s masterful Plt;iPgt;Sea of Fertility Plt;/iPgt;tetraologyPlt;bPgt;Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial families, a new and powerful elite.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family P#8211; members of the waning aristocracy P#8211; but he is not one of them. Coming of age, he is caught up in the tensions between old and new, and his feelings for the exquisite, spirited Satoko. His devoted friend Honda watches from the sidelines. It is only when Satoko is engaged to a royal prince that Kiyoaki realises the magnitude of his passion.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;An austere love story, probably my favourite of his novelsP#39; David Mitchell,Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;bPgt; Independent on SundayPlt;/bPgt; Plt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39; MishimaP#39;s best work, unnerving as it may be, still casts a spell; and I suspect it will retain its dark radianceP#39; Plt;iPgt;GuardianPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt; The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial families, a new and powerful political and social elite.Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family - members of the waning aristocracy - but he is not one of them. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …