Description
A sudden, senseless accident shatters a small family during a summer vacation on Japan’s Izu Peninsula, leaving behind grief that refuses to settle into ordinary mourning. In the title story, a triple tragedy at a seaside resort becomes a lingering presence—something the survivors must confront, interpret, and, in their own way, “exorcise” before life can move forward. Through spare, luminous prose and a keen attention to ritual, memory, and the body’s vulnerability, the narrative explores how loss rearranges love, guilt, and the search for meaning. Blending psychological intensity with Mishima’s distinctive, almost ceremonial style, this collection turns catastrophe into a meditation on what remains when the people you depended on are suddenly gone.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2023
ISBN: 9780241630853
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Details
First Published
1966
Language
jpn
Translation
From: jpn
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Death in Midsummer by Yukio Mishima.