Best of
Japanese-Literature
1967
Spring Snow
Yukio Mishima - 1967
The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial families, a new and powerful political and social elite.Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family - members of the waning aristocracy - but he is not one of them. Coming of age, he is caught up in the tensions between the old and the new, and his feelings for the exquisite, spirited Satoko, observed from the sidelines by his devoted friend Honda. When Satoko is engaged to a royal prince, Kiyoaki realises the magnitude of his passion.
Grave of the Fireflies
Akiyuki Nosaka - 1967
It is based on his experiences before, during, and after the firebombing of Kobe in 1945."
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon (Volume 1)
Sei Shōnagon - 1967
This is the first of the two volumes.