Five Modern No Plays

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Summary: Yes to Noh
Review: Do you know Noh? If you don't know Noh then you don't know Japanese culture. In these modern Noh plays by the great Yukio Mishima, you can find a deep spiritual meaning. In Japan Noh is a kind of religion. No one undersood the Japanese soul as well as Mishima. The themes reveal his own obsessions, such as his fascination with beauty and death. In Sotoba Komachi, we have the Faustian story of the femme fatale. Works of such classical beauty are a welcome change from bestseller novels like Harry Potter. If you have an interest in the Japanese soul then you missing this book is a no-no.

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Summary: Don't read this if you have a hatred for beautiful writing.
Review: Stark and startlingly beautiful, these plays will grace, enchant, mesmerize and haunt you as long as you live. The No play is here proven to be a fully contemporary vehicle for the exploration of abiding existential questions even while tearing your heart out with the beauty of it all

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Summary: Yukio Mishima -- Five Modern No Plays
Review: These plays represent some of the most advanced, haunting and enchanting writing to be found in dramatic literature. A must for anyone involved in the theatre.