Forbidden Colors
Forbidden Colors by Yukio Mishima, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on February 22, 1999, is a 416-page novel that explores themes of sexual combat and concealed passion. This edition presents a narrative centered around an aging novelist seeking revenge on the women who have wronged him, using a young man named Yuichi as his instrument. As Yuichi navigates his burgeoning attraction to other men, he becomes entangled in a loveless marriage and a series of affairs, ultimately leading him into the complexities of the gay underworld in postwar Japan.
Readers will find an intricately woven tale that distills beauty, longing, and loathing into a compelling narrative. The story delves into the dynamics of desire and betrayal, highlighting the struggles of identity and cultural heritage within the LGBTQ+ community. Mishima’s work invites readers to reflect on the intersections of love and manipulation, set against the backdrop of a changing society.
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From one of Japan’s greatest modern writers comes an exquisitely disturbing novel of sexual combat and concealed passion, a work that distills beauty, longing, and loathing into an intoxicating tale. • “One of the outstanding writers of the world.” —The New York Times
An aging, embittered novelist sets out to avenge himself on the women who have betrayed him. He finds the perfect instrument in Yuichi, a young man whose beauty makes him irresistible to women but who is just discovering his attraction to other men. As Yuichi’s mentor presses him into a loveless marriage and a series of equally loveless philanderings, his protégé enters the gay underworld of postwar Japan where Yuichi is defenseless as any of the women he preys upon.
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