Voices of the Fallen Heroes

And Other Stories

'These stories are waves of fury, desire and delicious cruelty, always kissed by beauty and death' Mariana Enríquez

A new selection of lyrically haunting 1960s short stories, from a Japanese literary icon

A writer is seized by apocalyptic visions, a trio of beatniks dance to modern jazz in the ruins of an abandoned church, and a séance brings forth the reproachful spirits of the military dead.

In Voices of the Fallen Heroes, stark autobiography contrasts with pure horror, and the tenderness of first love cedes to obsession, heartbreak and deathly beauty. In one tale, Mishima recounts the true story of the time a deranged fan broke into his home at dawn. Elsewhere, a beautiful youth achieves eternal life through violent murder, and an ill-matched couple seal their fate with a pack of cards, tangled in the web of time and unfulfilled desire.

Available in English for the first time, and carefully selected by expert translators, these captivating stories are the perfect introduction to Mishima's work, on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Contributor: Stephen Dodd (Edited by), Jeffrey Angles (Translated by), Tomoko Aoyama (Translated by), Paul McCarthy (Translated by), Juliet Winters Carpenter (Translated by), Hannah Osborne (Translated by), Stephen Dodd (Translated by), Oliver White (Translated by), John Nathan (Translated by), Sam Bett (Translated by)

Translator: Jeffrey Angles, Tomoko Aoyama, Paul McCarthy, Juliet Winters Carpenter, Hannah Osborne, Stephen Dodd, Oliver White, John Nathan, Sam Bett

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