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    The Sound of the Waves

    1964 · Romance · 1h 22m

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  1. The Sound of Waves (潮騒, Shiosai) is a 1954 novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It is a coming-of-age story of the protagonist Shinji and his romance with Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthy ship owner Terukichi. For this book, Mishima was awarded the Shincho Prize from Shinchosha Publishing in 1954. It has been adapted for ...

    • Yukio Mishima
    • 1954
  2. 3.77. 19,940 ratings2,174 reviews. Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. It tells of Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in love.

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  3. The Sound of Waves is set in the early 1950s, in the period immediately following the end of World War II. Following Japan’s surrender, the United States and the other Allied powers led a campaign to occupy and rehabilitate the Japanese state, leading to a period of rapid Westernization and sweeping political, economic, and social changes in the country.

  4. Chapter 1. Yukio Mishima’s The Sound of Waves tells the story of Shinji Kubo, a poor but passionate young fisherman who lives on the remote island of Uta-jima in the Japanese archipelago. Shinji lives with his widowed mother and his younger brother, Hiroshi. He works hard each day aboard the Taihei-maru (a fishing boat belonging to the ...

  5. May 19, 2021 · The Sound of Waves is a novel written by Yukio Mishima. Addeddate 2021-05-19 14:07:08 Identifier the-sound-of-waves-yukio-mishima

  6. Learn about the novel The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima, a love story set on a Japanese island. Explore the themes, characters, places, and literary devices of the book, as well as the critical essays and reviews.

  7. Yukio Mishima’s The Sound of Waves is, at its core, a love story. When Shinji and Hatsue find themselves magnetically drawn to each other, they quickly begin traversing the waters of love and sex for the first time. As Shinji and Hatsue talk, flirt, and test the boundaries of propriety, they nonetheless maintain their inner purity of heart ...

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