The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea

Author: Yukio Mishima
Genre: Philosophical Fiction; Bildungsroman; Suspense; Horror
Original Title: 午後の曳航

If you’re an enthusiast of discussing the beautiful and contemplating the egregious then this is a piece of literary art that shall provide your brain and limbs with the utmost unsettling of feelings.

Beware for it may be overwhelming for susceptible readers.

Curiosity: Rejecting the aesthetics of intellectualism, the author marvelled at the wonders of physical beauty and lamented its ephemeral nature which resembled that of life itself.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Recommended Soundtrack: Toward the Night — Somei Satoh

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