Quotes from book
Runaway Horses

Runaway Horses
Yukio Mishima Original title 奔馬 (Japanese, 1969)

Runaway Horses is a 1969 novel by Yukio Mishima, the second in his Sea of Fertility tetralogy. Mishima did much research to prepare for this novel, including visiting locations recorded in the book and searching for information on the Shinpūren Rebellion .


Yukio Mishima photo
Yukio Mishima photo

“Perfect purity is possible if you turn your life into a line of poetry written with a splash of blood.”

Source: Runaway Horses

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/06/02/books/book-reviews/yukio-mishimas-demons-full-force-runaway-horses/ note: Runaway Horses (1969)

Yukio Mishima photo
Yukio Mishima photo
Yukio Mishima photo

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