{"product_id":"2026600000712-secondhand-forbidden-colours","title":"Forbidden Colours","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st uk ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Boards slightly faded. Worn and yellowed DJ within mylar. Binding remains tight. Small glue residue on front endpaper. Otherwise clean and bright copy.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark of Japanese literary fiction, Kinjiki (Forbidden Colors) is a psychologically intense novel that chronicles the entanglement of two men bound together by desire, manipulation, and the pursuit of beauty. Mishima constructs a darkly elegant narrative around Shunsuke, an aging, embittered novelist who orchestrates the life of Yuichi, a breathtakingly handsome young man, using him as an instrument of revenge against the women who have wronged him — all while Yuichi secretly navigates Tokyo's hidden gay underworld. With razor-sharp prose and a tone that is simultaneously cold and deeply sensual, Mishima argues that beauty is not a gift but a weapon, capable of destroying both its bearer and those who worship it. The novel stands as one of the most daring works of twentieth-century Japanese literature, unflinching in its portrayal of homosexuality, moral corruption, and the aesthetics of cruelty at a time when such themes were virtually unspoken in Japanese society. Rich with philosophical tension and Mishima's signature obsession with the collision between tradition and transgression, Kinjiki remains a haunting and essential work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48750276051163,"sku":"2026600000712-SECONDHAND","price":300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f9e789fd-4e05-4515-89ec-79d9105af8ed.png?v=1778093202","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000712-secondhand-forbidden-colours","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}