Voices of the Fallen Heroes cover art

Voices of the Fallen Heroes

And Other Stories

 Preview

Get 30 days of Standard free

£5.99/mo after trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options

Voices of the Fallen Heroes

By: Yukio Mishima, Stephen Dodd - editor, John Nathan - introduction
Narrated by: Brian Nishii
Try for £0.00

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £12.78

Buy Now for £12.78

Summary

 A new selection of Yukio Mishima (author of Spring Snow and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea) short stories from the 1960s—his final decade—Voices of the Fallen Heroes offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of Japan’s greatest writers.

In the title story, "Voices of the Fallen Heroes," a séance brings forth the spirits of young officers in the Imperial Army and the kamikaze pilots of World War II, who reproach the Emperor and mourn Japan’s modern decline. In another, Mishima recounts the true story of the time a deranged fan broke into his home at dawn, insisting on meeting the author and imploring him to "tell the truth." Elsewhere, a beautiful youth achieves eternal life through violent murder, and an ill-matched couple seal their fate with a pack of cards, tangled in the web of time and unfulfilled desire.

Available in English for the first time, and carefully selected by a team of expert translators, these captivating stories serve as the perfect introduction to Mishima's work, on the 100th anniversary of his birth. 20th Century Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Short Stories World Literature Sailing
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_c
No reviews yet