The sound of waves
| ISBN: | 480530636X, 9784805306369 |
| OCLC Number: | 169586 |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| Author: | Yukio Mishima |
| Translator: | Meredith Weatherby |
| Language: | en |
| Publisher: | Knopf, 1956, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1976; Berkley Pub. Corp., 1961, 1965; Putnam, 1980; Vintage, 1994; Tuttle, 2001 |
| Publication Place: | New York; New York; New York; New York; Boston |
| Japanese Copyright Year: | 1954 |
| English Publication Date: | 1956 |
| Notes: | Japanese title: Shiosai. Drawings by Yoshinori Kinoshita. |
| Related: | UNESCO collection of representative works: Japanese series |
| Abstract: | Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. A young fisherman is entranced at the sight of the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. They fall in love, but must then endure the calumny and gossip of the villagers. |
| Subjects: | Japan, Fiction Yukio Mishima, Translations into English |