The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea is a dark psychological novel by Yukio Mishima that explores adolescent nihilism, idealized masculinity, and the clash between romantic ideals and modern reality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
psychological novel
adaptationCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
adaptationLanguage English
adaptationType film
author Yukio Mishima NERFINISHED
centralTheme adolescent nihilism
alienation
clash between romantic ideals and modern reality
disillusionment
group psychology
honor and glory
idealized masculinity
modernity versus tradition
mother–son relationship
violence
countryOfOrigin Japan
EnglishTranslator John Nathan NERFINISHED
genre philosophical fiction
psychological fiction
tragedy
hasAdaptation The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976 film) NERFINISHED
hasEnglishTranslation yes
hasPsychologicalDepth yes
hasViolentContent yes
intendedAudience adult readers
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement postwar Japanese literature
mainCharacter Fusako Kuroda NERFINISHED
Noboru NERFINISHED
Ryuji Tsukazaki NERFINISHED
motif cats
military glory
the sea
voyage
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor dark portrayal of youth violence
exploration of extreme ideals of purity and glory
originalLanguage Japanese
originalScript Japanese script
originalTitle Gogo no Eikō NERFINISHED
protagonistAgeGroup adolescent
publicationYear 1963
publisher Shinchosha NERFINISHED
setInPeriod postwar Japan NERFINISHED

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Russell Lloyd editedFilm The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Edward Lewis notableWork The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Yukio Mishima notableWork The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Russell Lloyd workedOn The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Yukio Mishima wrote The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea