Mishima's Sword - Travels in Search of a Samurai Legend (Paperback)

On November 25, 1970, the world renowned Japanese writer Yukio Mishima committed "seppuku" with his own antique sword. Mishima's spectacular suicide has been called many things: a hankering for heroism; a beautiful, perverse drama; a political protest against Japan's emasculated postwar constitution; the epitaph of a mad genius. Part travelogue, part biography, and part philosophical treatise, "Mishima's Sword" is the story of Christopher Ross's journey to find a sword and maybe an understanding of Mishima's country. The cold trail the author follows inspires a tale of the most engaging-and occasionally bizarre-sort, with glimpses of the real Japan that is not seen by tourists, with digressions on, among other things, bushido and socks, mutineers and Noh ghosts, nosebleeds and metallurgy-and even how to dress for suicide.

General

Imprint:	Da Capo Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	October 2007
Authors:	Christopher Ross
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	262
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-81568-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General Books > Biography > General Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > General Promotions
LSN:	0-306-81568-0
Barcode:	9780306815683

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