| Management number | 240364994 | Release Date | 2026/07/16 | List Price | $18.38 | Model Number | 240364994 | ||
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<p><b>"A classic of Japanese literature"</b> <i><b>(Chicago Sun-Times</b></i><b>) and the first novel in the masterful tetralogy, </b> <i><b>The Sea of Fertility, </b></i> <b>set in 1912 Tokyo, featuring an aspiring lawyer who believes he has met the successive reincarnations of his childhood friend. </b> It is 1912 in Tokyo, and the hermetic world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders--rich provincial families unburdened by tradition, whose money and vitality make them formidable contenders for social and political power. Shigekuni Honda, an aspiring lawyer and his childhood friend, Kiyoaki Matsugae, are the sons of two such families. As they come of age amidst the growing tensions between old and new, Kiyoaki is plagued by his simultaneous love for and loathing of the spirited young woman Ayakura Satoko. But Kiyoaki's true feelings only become apparent when her sudden engagement to a royal prince shows him the magnitude of his passion--and leads to a love affair both doomed and inevitable.</p>
| Book format | Audiobook |
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| Fiction/nonfiction | Fiction |
| Genre | Literature & Fiction |
| Publication date | May, 2026 |
| Pages | 0 |
| Subgenre | Coming of Age |
| Series title | No Series |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Tantor |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Character | Shigekuni Honda, Kiyoaki Matsugae, Ayakura Satoko |
| Digital file format | MP3 |
| Digital reader format | MP3 |
| Digital audio file format | MP3 format |
| Narrator | Yukio Mishima |
| Recording time | 870 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 5.30 x 6.00 x 7.50 in |
| Assembled product weight | 1.25 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Fiction |
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