01982cam a2200301 i 4500 364487894 TxAuBib 20181119120000.0 180730s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018032845 9780525434153 paperback $15.00 0525434151 paperback $15.00 TxAuBib rda eng jpn Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970. The frolic of the beasts / Yukio Mishima ; translated from the Japanese by Andrew Clare. New York : Vintage International, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018. 166 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Translated into English for the first time, a gripping short novel about an affair gone wrong, from the acclaimed Japanese author, Yukio Mishima. Set in rural Japan shortly after World War II, The Frolic of the Beasts tells the story of a strange and utterly absorbing love triangle between a former university student, Kōji his would-be mentor, the eminent literary critic Ippei Kusakado; and Ippei's beautiful, enigmatic wife, Yūko. When brought face-to-face with one of Ippei's many marital indiscretions, Kōji finds his growing desire for Yūko compels him to action in a way that changes all three of their lives profoundly. Originally published in 1961 and now available in English for the first time, The Frolic of the Beasts is a haunting examination of the various guises we assume throughout our lives, and a tale of psychological self-entrapment, seduction, and murder"-- Provided by publisher. 20181119. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Fiction. Clare, Andrew, 1964- Kemono no tawamure English.