Forbidden Colors
by Mishima, Yukio
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Andover, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred a Knopf, 1968. Fifth printing, dated October 1968. Translated from the Japanese by Alfred H. Marks. There is a small stain on the front board. Previous owner's name is written on the front free endpaper. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket is price-clipped and frayed at the spine ends and corners.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Forbidden Colors is a novel by Yukio Mishima, translated into English in 1968. The name kinjiki is a euphemism for homosexuality. The kanji 禁 means "forbidden" and 色 in this case means "erotic love", although it can also mean "color". The word "kinjiki" also means colors which were forbidden to be worn by people of various ranks in the Japanese court. It describes a marriage of a gay man to a young woman.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Banjo Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015018
- Title
- Forbidden Colors
- Author
- Mishima, Yukio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Japanese Fiction
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Banjo Booksellers
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Andover, Massachusetts
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