Sun and Steel
3 hrs. 5 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Yukio Mishima
Author
Yukio Mishima
Narrator
Sergey Chonishvili
Narrator
Sergey Chonishvili
Description
In the small work “Sun and Steel,” one of Japan’s best-known and most controversial writers manages to combine elements from many literary genres. On the one hand, it is a story about a frail, bookish boy who realized the importance of his own physical form; “sun and steel” in the title itself are symbols of the cult of open-air training and bodybuilding.
On the other hand, it is the author’s philosophical reflections on the connection between action and words, on finding oneself and attempts at self-integration. All these seemingly alien forms are woven together in Mishima’s complex yet at the same time refined and flexible style into a captivating essay about the idea that only someone with a perfect body can act completely.
On the other hand, it is the author’s philosophical reflections on the connection between action and words, on finding oneself and attempts at self-integration. All these seemingly alien forms are woven together in Mishima’s complex yet at the same time refined and flexible style into a captivating essay about the idea that only someone with a perfect body can act completely.
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