After the Banquet
After the Banquet by Yukio Mishima, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group in 1999, presents a nuanced exploration of a marriage where lofty principles collide with personal ambition. This 1st Vintage International edition, comprising 288 pages, delves into the life of Kazu, a middle-aged restaurant owner who balances charm and shrewdness in her successful business. When she falls in love with an aristocratic retired politician, Kazu makes the significant decision to leave her career behind to support her husband.
Readers will find a rich narrative that examines the complexities of Kazu’s choices as she navigates her new role and the revival of her husband’s political aspirations. The story unfolds with themes of ambition and the struggle between personal desires and marital commitments. Mishima’s work invites reflection on the compromises individuals make in pursuit of their goals, set against the backdrop of a changing personal landscape. This edition is available in English and offers a literary perspective on the intricacies of relationships and societal expectations.
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A portrait of a marriage in which lofty principles clash fatally with appetite and ambition—featuring a middle-aged restaurant owner who is “the biggest and the most profound thing Mishima has done so far in an already distinguished career” (The New Yorker).
“One of the outstanding writers of the world.” —The New York Times
For years Kazu has run her fashionable restaurant with a combination of charm and shrewdness. But when the middle-aged entrepreneur falls in love with one of her clients, an aristocratic retired politician, she renounces her business in order to become his wife. In time, however, Kazu decides to resurrect her husband’s political career. She embarks on a series of compromises and evasions that will force her to choose between her marriage and the demands of her irrepressible vitality.
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