East Asian Literary Fiction

The Sound of Waves

by Yukio Mishima

A young fisherman and the daughter of the village's wealthiest man fall in love on a small Japanese island. When gossip threatens their bond, Shinji must prove his worth through courage and devotion, in Mishima's spare, lyrical paean to innocence and the sea.

More East Asian Literary Fiction

• Run, Melos! and Other Stories — Osamu Dazai
• The Devotion of Suspect X — Alexander O. Smith
• Strange Weather in Tokyo — Hiromi Kawakami
• Sweet Bean Paste — Alison Watts
• I'll Be Right There — Sora Kim-Russell
• Molka — Monika Kim
• The Honjin Murders — Seishi Yokomizo / Louise Heal Kawai
• The Temple of the Golden Pavilion — Yukio Mishima

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