Yukio Mishima

The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea

For the first half of the book (“Summer”), Mishima constructs a scenery that’s akin to a classic melodrama: Fusako, a beautiful and rich widowed mother,  engages in a whirlwind romance with Ryuji, a sailor. Her 13 year old son Noboru idolizes the strong and melancholic man for the freedom he embodies. As Ryuji sails out to sea again, mother and son have to bid their farewells - but as Ryuji returns to marry Fusako in “Winter” and Noboru understands that the sailor is not what he seemed to be at first, things start to disintegrate.

A deliciously painful story about longings that can never be quelled and the hubris of youth.

Nezumi

For the first half of the book (“Summer”), Mishima constructs a scenery that’s akin to a classic melodrama: Fusako, a beautiful and rich widowed mother,  engages in a whirlwind romance with Ryuji, a sailor. Her 13 year old son Noboru idolizes the strong and melancholic man for the freedom he embodies. As Ryuji sails out to sea again, mother and son have to bid their farewells - but as Ryuji returns to marry Fusako in “Winter” and Noboru understands that the sailor is not what he seemed to be at first, things start to disintegrate.

A deliciously painful story about longings that can never be quelled and the hubris of youth.

amelo

ravio

i think i would of enjoyed this book more as a movie. language was very beautiful though, can't deny that.

The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea

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