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Spring Snow
by Yukio Mishima
The breaking wave let out an angry roar as it showed its smooth, dark green belly. The roar tailed off to a cry and the cry to a whisper. The charging line of huge white stallions yielded place to a line of smaller ones until the furious horses gradually disappeared altogether, leaving nothing but those last imprints of pounding hooves on the beach. Two remnants, streaming in from left and right, collided roughly, spread like a fan, and sank into the bright mirror of the sand’s surface. At that moment, the reflection in the mirror came to life, catching the next white-crested wave just as it was about to come crashing down, a sharp vertical image that sparkled like a row of icicles.
This was my first encounter with Mishima's work and I absolutely loved it! Spring Snow is the first book in a tetralogy; this volume focuses on the relationships between two very important families in the Imperial Japanese dynasty, particularly Kiyoaki (the son of the Matsugae family), and the daughter of family friends, Satoko Ayakura. Mishima's characters are extremely well portrayed, but what really stood out for me most was the author's beautifully poetic language, fully deployed when describing the landscape and character emotions. This, blended with the engaging - and sometimes poignant - events described in the narrative made this novel, for me, one of my all-time top 10 reads. Now to see if volume 2 manages to match, or exceed, this one.
This was my first encounter with Mishima's work and I absolutely loved it! Spring Snow is the first book in a tetralogy; this volume focuses on the relationships between two very important families in the Imperial Japanese dynasty, particularly Kiyoaki (the son of the Matsugae family), and the daughter of family friends, Satoko Ayakura. Mishima's characters are extremely well portrayed, but what really stood out for me most was the author's beautifully poetic language, fully deployed when describing the landscape and character emotions. This, blended with the engaging - and sometimes poignant - events described in the narrative made this novel, for me, one of my all-time top 10 reads. Now to see if volume 2 manages to match, or exceed, this one.