{"product_id":"runaway-horses-isbn-9780679722403","title":"Runaway Horses","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe second novel in the masterful tetralogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea of Fertility—\u003c\/i\u003eand “a modern masterpiece” (\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun)—\u003c\/i\u003enarrated by a judge in Osaka who believes he has met the successive reincarnation of his childhood friend Kiyoaki Matsugae.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1932, Shigekuni Honda has become a judge in Osaka. Convinced that a young rightist revolutionary, Isao, is the reincarnation of his friend Kiyoaki\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e Honda commits himself to saving the youth from an untimely death. Isao, driven to patriotic fanaticism by a father who instilled in him the ethos of the ancient samurai, organizes a violent plot against the new industrialists who he believes are usurping the Emperor’s rightful power and threatening the very integrity of the nation. \u003ci\u003eRunaway Horses\u003c\/i\u003e is the chronicle of a conspiracy — a novel about the roots and nature of Japanese fanaticism in the years that led to war.“A modern masterpiece.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Mishima is like Stendhal in his precise psychological analyses, like Dostoevsky in his explorations of darkly destructive personalities.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the outstanding writers of the world.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An outstanding writer not only of Japan, but of the world.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eYUKIO MISHIMA was born in Tokyo in 1925. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University’s School of Jurisprudence in 1947. His first published book, \u003ci\u003eThe Forest in Full Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 1944 and he established himself as a major author with \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Mask \u003c\/i\u003e(1949). From then until his death he continued to publish novels, short stories, and plays each year. His crowning achievement, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea of Fertility\u003c\/i\u003e tetralogy—which contains the novels \u003ci\u003eSpring Snow\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eRunaway Horses\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eThe Temple of Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), and \u003ci\u003eThe Decay of the Angel \u003c\/i\u003e(1971)—is considered one of the definitive works of twentieth century Japanese fiction. In 1970, at the age of 45 and the day after completing the last novel in the \u003ci\u003eFertility\u003c\/i\u003e series, Mishima committed \u003ci\u003eseppuku\u003c\/i\u003e (ritual suicide)—a spectacular death that attracted worldwide attention.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302531191013,"sku":"NP9780679722403","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679722403.jpg?v=1767735975","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/runaway-horses-isbn-9780679722403","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}