Mishima's Sword

Travels in Search of a Samurai Legend

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Christopher Ross

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On November 25, 1970, the world renowned Japanese writer Yukio Mishima committed seppuku with his own antique sword. Mishimas spectacular suicide has been called many things: a hankering for heroism; a beautiful, perverse drama; a political protest against Japans emasculated postwar constitution; the epitaph of a mad genius. Part travelogue, part biography, and part philosophical treatise, Mishimas Sword is the story of Christopher Rosss journey to find a sword and maybe an understanding of Mishimas 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.

Author Biography:

Christopher Ross lives in Paris. His first book, Tunnel Visions: Journeys of an Underground Philosopher, was a bestseller in the United Kingdom.

Release date Australia

October 1st, 2007

Author

Christopher Ross

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Country of Publication

United States

Imprint

Da Capo Press Inc

Pages

272

Publisher

Hachette Books

Dimensions

141x210x15

ISBN-13

9780306815683

Product ID

3877500

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