Spring Snow

"Mishima's effective use of innumerable small details to create an authenticity in his portrayal of a society is nowhere more apparent than in 'Spring Snow'...[His] style in this work is remarkably beautiful. He exploits every resource of the Japanese language, giving new life to unbroken literary traditions of a thousand years. He was unquestionably a modern writer, speaking to modern audiences but he created in 'Spring Snow' a classic, and absolute evocation of a Japanese way of life that is completely intelligible but completely remote...[This book], even in this translation, confirms Mishima's judgment that he would be remembered above all for this work."Mishima, Yukio is the author of 'Spring Snow', published 1990 under ISBN 9780679722410 and ISBN 0679722416.