Runaway Horses
E711396
Runaway Horses is a 1969 novel by Japanese author Yukio Mishima, the second book in his Sea of Fertility tetralogy, exploring themes of nationalism, fanaticism, and self-sacrifice in prewar Japan.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Yukio Mishima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPoliticalConspiracy | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| exploresSamuraiEthos | yes ⓘ |
| focusesOnYouthMovement | yes ⓘ |
| followsCharacterAcrossLives | yes ⓘ |
| form | prose fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ political novel ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
purity and corruption
ⓘ
sun and emperor ⓘ |
| hasRecurrentCharacter | Shigekuni Honda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTetralogyTheme | cyclical reincarnation ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Sea of Fertility tetralogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Mishima Yukio’s preoccupation with death ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar Japanese literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Isao Iinuma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shigekuni Honda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Honba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Sea of Fertility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prequel | Spring Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher | Shinchosha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequel |
The Decay of the Angel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Temple of Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | 2 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1930s Japan
ⓘ
prewar Japan ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
fanaticism ⓘ idealism ⓘ imperialism ⓘ loyalty ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ nationalism ⓘ political extremism ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| translatorToEnglish | Michael Gallagher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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