Ba-ra-kei is the fierce and lyrical testament to the legendary Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, who shocked the world when he committed ritual suicide in 1970. The year marked Japan's new economic confidence, and Mishima accused the country of being 'drunk with prosperity.' Many in Japan regarded the suicide as a sensational act. However, with the publication of Mishima's final cycle of novels - conceived eight years prior to his death-it was revealed that his suicide was a carefully considered act, a gesture of historical ...
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Ba-ra-kei is the fierce and lyrical testament to the legendary Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, who shocked the world when he committed ritual suicide in 1970. The year marked Japan's new economic confidence, and Mishima accused the country of being 'drunk with prosperity.' Many in Japan regarded the suicide as a sensational act. However, with the publication of Mishima's final cycle of novels - conceived eight years prior to his death-it was revealed that his suicide was a carefully considered act, a gesture of historical implication in accord with the morbid and esoteric aesthetic that pervades his writing.
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Add this copy of Ba Ra Kei / Ordeal By Roses: Photographs of Yukio to cart. $100.00, very good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Aperture.
Add this copy of Ba-Ra-Kei: Ordeal By Roses to cart. $175.00, very good condition, Sold by Adkins Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chattanooga, TN, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Aperture.
Add this copy of Ba-Ra-Kei, Ordeal By Roses to cart. $210.00, good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Aperture.
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Good (Ex-Library from Visual Studies Workshop with sticker on lower spine of DJ and stamp and marking on colophon at the rear; boards are edgeworn/sunned/smudged/scuffed; DJ is edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; textblock edges are lightly toned/scuffed/smudged... Grey DJ with pastel lettering and illustration; purple over cloth boards with silver lettering and illustration; 98 unnumbered pp.; chiefly illustrations. "Yukio Mishima, the most renowned writer in postwar Japan, shocked the whole world with his suicide in 1970. His ritual death created showckwaves that drew more attention in the West than the sublime quality of his prose. Shortly before his suicide, he worked closely with Eikoh Hosoe, the celebrated photographer, to prepare a monumental edition of their epic achievement "Barakei." This book is the first Western edition of that extraordinary collaboration between a visionary genius and a brilliant photographer."--DJ.
Add this copy of Ba Ra Kei: Ordeal By Roses to cart. $350.00, like new condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Aperture.
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Fine in Very good jacket. Oversized. Photographs of Yukio Mishima done by Hosoe from 1961 to just prior to his death in 1970. Inscribed and signed by Hosoe on the front flyleaf. Covers suned along the top edge. Dust jacket edgeworn with a couple tears on the corners.
Add this copy of Ba-Ra-Kei: Ordeal By Roses to cart. $350.00, very good condition, Sold by Black Cat Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sag Harbor, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Aperture.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Signed by Photographer SIGNED by photographer Eikoh Hosoe. First US edition. Hard bound in dust jacket. Jacket shows only the most minor wear and sun fading, otherwise very good. Missing publisher's wrap around band.
Add this copy of Ba-Ra-Kei: Ordeal By Roses to cart. $430.56, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Aperture.
