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Name: Runaway Horses

Author: Yukio Mishima
Year: 1969
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Genres/categories:
Historical fiction
Cultures: Japan, Asia

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ISBNs:
9780099282891
9780679722403
0099282895
0679722408

Isao is a young, engaging patriot, and a fanatical believer in the ancient samurai ethos. He turns terrorist, organising a violent plot against the new industrialists, who he believes are threatening the integrity of Japan and usurping the Emperor's rightful power. As the conspiracy unfolds and unravels, Mishima brilliantly chronicles the conflicts of a decade that saw the fabric of Japanese life torn apart.

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