# The Frolic of the Beasts

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- Authors: [Yukio Mishima](https://www.bookquiver.com/yukio-mishima)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4138-670-5
- Pages: 176
- Published: 2019-04-04
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Set in rural Japan shortly after World War II, The Frolic of the Beasts tells the story of a strange and utterly absorbing love triangle between a former university student, Koji; his would-be mentor, the eminent literary critic Ippei Kusakado; and Ippei's beautiful, enigmatic wife, Yuko. When brought face-to-face with one of Ippei's many marital indiscretions, Koji finds his growing desire for Yuko compels him to action in a way that changes all three of their lives profoundly. Originally published in 1961 and now available in English for the first time, The Frolic of the Beasts is a haunting examination of the various guises we assume throughout our lives, and a tale of psychological self-entrapment, seduction, and violence.