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This selection of short fiction by Japanese poet, playwright, and novelist Mishima (1925–70) is now available in audio, luminously narrated by Brian Nishii. These 14 stories were composed during the 1960s, a decade before Mishima, a staunch right-wing nationalist, led an unsuccessful coup in Japan and then died by ritual suicide. The collection explores themes such as honor, mortality, and the clash between tradition and modernity. In the title story, a séance conjures the spirits of kamik...Log In or Sign Up to Read More