

And a charming young man, who claims to be from Venus too, tempts daughter Akiko away from the family. But there are other extra-terrestrials out there, ones who do not look so kindly on the flaws and foibles of humans. After all, humans may be terribly flawed, but aren't they worth saving? He sends out a coded message in the newspaper to find other aliens. He writes letters to Khrushchev, trying to warn everyone he can of the terrible threat. Already seen as oddballs in their small Japanese town in the 1960s, this extra-terrestrial knowledge brings them closer together they climb mountains to wait for UFOs, study at home together and regard their human neighbours with a kindly benevolence.īut Father, Juichiro, is worried about the bomb. Father from Mars, mother from Jupiter, son from Mercury and daughter from Venus. Each of them hails from a different planet. Beautiful Star is a 1962 tale of family, love, nuclear war and UFOs, and was considered by Mishima to be one of his very best books. The Osugi family have come to a realization. Pen name of Kimitake Hiraoka (1925-1970), a controversial Japanese author, playwright and sometime actor. And a charming young man, who claims to be from Venus too, tempts daughter Akiko away from the family.The novel Mishima considered to be his masterpiece: a tale of family, nuclear war, love and UFOs. Language Label Description Also known as English: Beautiful Star. But there are other extra-terrestrials out there, ones who do not look so kindly on the flaws and foibles of humans. Beautiful Star (Q11608679) From Wikidata. His first published book, The Forest in Full Bloom, appeared in 1944 and he established himself as a major author with Confessions of a Mask (1949). He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University’s School of Jurisprudence in 1947. After all, humans may be terribly flawed, but aren't they worth saving? He sends out a coded message in the newspaper to find other aliens. Yukio Mishima ( ) was born in Tokyo in 1925. More Books by Yukio Mishima & Stephen Dodd. Father from Mars, mother from Jupiter, son from Mercury and daughter from Venus. Japanese writers of the twentieth century New Yorker Beautiful Star is a 1962 tale of family, love, nu. Each of them hails from a different planet. The Osugi family have come to a realization. The novel Mishima considered to be his masterpiece: a tale of family, nuclear war, love and UFOs.
