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. But Father, Juichiro, is worried about the bomb. 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. Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima - Penguin Books Australia Published: 2 August 2022 ISBN: 9780241545560 Imprint: Penguin Classics Format: Trade Paperback Pages: 304 RRP: 26.99 Categories: Short stories Translated works Share Beautiful Star Yukio Mishima Formats & editions Tr. Father from Mars, mother from Jupiter, son from Mercury and daughter from Venus. Each of them hails from a different planet. The Osugi family have come to a realisation. The novel Mishima considered to be his masterpiece- a tale of family, nuclear war, love and UFOs. Translated into English for the first time, Beautiful Star is a 1962 tale of family, love, nuclear war and UFOs, and was the novel Mishima considered to be his masterpiece.
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