{"product_id":"the-sailor-who-fell-from-grace-with-the-sea-vintage-classics-japanese-series-yukio-mishima","title":"The Sailor Who Fell from Grace With the Sea (Vintage Classics Japanese Series) (Yukio Mishima)","description":"\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYukio Mishima\u003c\/b\u003e was born into a samurai family and imbued with the code of complete control over mind and body, and loyalty to the Emperor - the same code that produced the austerity and self-sacrifice of Zen. He wrote countless short stories and thirty-three plays, in some of which he acted. Several films have been made from his novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Waves; Enjo,\u003c\/i\u003e which was based on T\u003ci\u003ehe Temple of the Golden Pavilion\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his other works are the novels \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Mask \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThirst For Love\u003c\/i\u003e and the short-story collections \u003ci\u003eDeath in Midsummer \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eActs of Worship\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sea of Fertility tetralogy\u003c\/i\u003e, however, is his masterpiece. After Mishima conceived the idea of \u003ci\u003eThe Sea of Fertility\u003c\/i\u003e in 1964, he frequently said he would die when it was completed. On November 25th, 1970, the day he completed \u003ci\u003eThe Decay of the Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, the last novel of the cycle, Mishima committed \u003ci\u003eseppuku\u003c\/i\u003e (ritual suicide) at the age of forty-five.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 144 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65807734210909,"sku":"K076558128","price":13.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/7655812800001A.jpg?v=1788486034","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-sailor-who-fell-from-grace-with-the-sea-vintage-classics-japanese-series-yukio-mishima","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}