Voices of the Fallen Heroes

<p><b>'These stories are waves of fury, desire and delicious cruelty, always kissed by beauty and death' Mariana Enríquez <br><br>A new selection of lyrically haunting 1960s short stories, from a Japanese literary icon<br></b><br>A writer is seized by apocalyptic visions, a trio of beatniks dance to modern jazz in the ruins of an abandoned church, and a séance brings forth the reproachful spirits of the military dead.<br><br>In <i>Voices of the Fallen Heroes</i>, stark autobiography contrasts with pure horror, and the tenderness of first love cedes to obsession, heartbreak and deathly beauty. In one tale, Mishima recounts the true story of the time a deranged fan broke into his home at dawn. Elsewhere, a beautiful youth achieves eternal life through violent murder, and an ill-matched couple seal their fate with a pack of cards, tangled in the web of time and unfulfilled desire.<br><br>Available in English for the first time, and carefully selected by expert translators, these captivating stories are the perfect introduction to Mishima's work, on the 100th anniversary of his birth.</p>