The Sea of Fertility (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Kimitake Hiraoka
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1912-1975
- Setting: Japan, Thailand, and India
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Suicide, Death or dying, India or East Indian people, Personality, Idealism, Terrorism or terrorists, Reincarnation, Japan or Japanese people, Southeast Asia, Aging, Voyeurism
- Locales: Japan, India, Thailand
Characters Discussed
Spring Snow, 1969
Shigekuni Honda, the protagonist, a young Japanese man who is studying to become a lawyer. A natural leader, he is exceptionally mature, sometimes appearing to be almost pompous. He is already committed to governing his life by the rule of reason instead of being controlled by his emotions. When he is at the deathbed of his friend Kiyoaki Matsugae, he realizes somewhat regretfully that he can never give himself fully to any passion.
Kiyoaki Matsugae, the best friend of Honda. At the age of eighteen, he is handsome,...
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Yukio Mishima (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Yukio Mishima (Short Fiction)Yukio Mishima (Drama)Yukio Mishima (Long Fiction)Yukio Mishima (Dictionary of World Biography)
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