After the Banquet by Yukio Mishima
The first English edition of Yukio Mishima’s 1960 novel, about the relationship between a geisha and a semi-retired politician. In real life the book was at the centre of the landmark privacy ruling that became known as the ‘After the Banquet Case’, with Japanese politician Hachiro Arita successfully suing the author for violating his privacy, so real did he find the novel’s detail. Translated by Donald Keene, this is the first printing of the 1963 edition published by Secker and Warburg, and is in Fine condition.
The first English edition of Yukio Mishima’s 1960 novel, about the relationship between a geisha and a semi-retired politician. In real life the book was at the centre of the landmark privacy ruling that became known as the ‘After the Banquet Case’, with Japanese politician Hachiro Arita successfully suing the author for violating his privacy, so real did he find the novel’s detail. Translated by Donald Keene, this is the first printing of the 1963 edition published by Secker and Warburg, and is in Fine condition.
The first English edition of Yukio Mishima’s 1960 novel, about the relationship between a geisha and a semi-retired politician. In real life the book was at the centre of the landmark privacy ruling that became known as the ‘After the Banquet Case’, with Japanese politician Hachiro Arita successfully suing the author for violating his privacy, so real did he find the novel’s detail. Translated by Donald Keene, this is the first printing of the 1963 edition published by Secker and Warburg, and is in Fine condition.