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Violence
None
No violence
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Chaste young romance; no sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
None
Themes of innocent love, duty, community, and the natural world
What this book is about
Mishima's 1954 novel is a retelling of the Greek myth of Daphnis and Chloe set on a small Japanese fishing island. Shinji, a young fisherman, falls for Hatsue, the lighthouse keeper's daughter. A rare Mishima novel of pure beauty and virtue, largely free of his characteristic darkness. For all ages.
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