The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (Masterplots II: World Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Yukio Mishima
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Work: Philosophical realism
- Time of Work: After World War II, perhaps the late 1950’s
- Setting: Yado Hill in Yokohama, Japan
- Principal Characters: Noboru Kuroda, Ryuji Tsukazaki, The Chief, Fusako Kuroda
- Genres: Long fiction, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, Sex or sexuality, Murder or homicide, Betrayal, Obsession, Death or dying, Good and evil, Sailing or sailors, Boys, Japan or Japanese people
- Locales: Yokohama, Japan
The Novel
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea is as much a story about the sailor Ryuji Tsukazaki as it is about thirteen-year-old Noboru Kuroda, who shares many of the same dreams as Ryuji, witnesses his downfall, and even participates in his ritualistic death. The novel examines the young boy’s and the older man’s desire for glory, beauty, and control, and their connections, all too often, with betrayal and death.
As the novel opens, Noboru finds himself bored and alone in his mother’s house. While rummaging through an old chest of drawers...
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