The Frolic of the Beasts

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New in Penguin Japanese Classics- a gripping novel about a love affair gone wrong

Introducing Penguin Japanese Classics- a collection of some of Japan's most celebrated and ground-breaking 20th century writers, with covers inspired by Japanese art and design. Taking us from a sun-drenched affair in a seaside town to an underground 'ark' full of shadows and eccentrics, with stops at mountains of skulls, lonely apartments and boarding school dormitories, this series is perfect for new and long-time readers of Japanese literature.

Koji, a young student, has fallen hopelessly in love with the beautiful, enigmatic Yuko. But she is married to the literary critic and serial philanderer Ippei. Tormented by desire and anger, Koji is driven to an act of violence that will bind this strange, terrible love triangle together for the rest of their lives. A starkly compelling story of lust, guilt and punishment, The Frolic of the Beasts explores the masks we wear in life, and what happens when they slip.

'One of the greatest avant-garde Japanese writers of the twentieth century' - New Yorker

Translated by Andrew Clare

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780241675311
Published: November 2023

Number of pages: 160
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 8 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd