RUNAWAY HORSES PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Yukio Mishima | 432 pages | 11 Mar 1999 | Vintage Publishing | 9780099282891 | English | London, United Kingdom Solve the Problem of a Runaway Horse - Horse&Rider Retrieved August 2, Archived from the original on October 12, Retrieved November 23, Chart Position". Retrieved Music Canada. Solo Exitos — Ano A Ano. IFPI Sweden. IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 8, Book Commons. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. AOR , pop rock , adult contemporary. Heaven on Earth Runaway Horses Live Your Life Be Free Seidman Vidal. Kelly Sky Steinberg. Munday Stewart. Caffey Carlisle. Austrian Albums Chart [5]. Canadian Album Chart [6]. Dutch Albums Chart [5]. German Albums Chart [7]. In the decadent West people often get together and have all kinds of pointless, speculative conversations. The current political climate being what it is, one subject that frequently comes up, at least amongst my friends, is whether you would be prepared to die for a cause, or an ideal. During these debates my position is unequivocal; my answer is a firm no. Not under any circumstances. My vehemence can, in part, be explained by my cowardice. I am, I freely admit, a rum coward. Yet I do also have philosophical objections. Someone who dies for an ideal is, to me, just a dead idiot, because their ideal, which is necessarily subjective in character, dies with them. Ordinarily my stance does not cause me any problems. Of course, it is not necessary to be able to identity with Iaso Iinuma, the young would-be militant-terrorist at the centre of the novel, and, in any case, even I am able to understand, even to some extent appreciate, the quixotic nature of living a life of purity and heroism, but a lot of Runaway Horses philosophically and spiritually left me cold. If you have read Spring Snow you will know Honda as the studious and serious friend of Kiyoaki Matsugae. In that book I felt as though his role was somewhat confused; he was a rationalist, and yet unquestioningly helped his friend in his irrational endeavours. Yet even if you wanted to see him as the voice of reason — which is, I think, how Mishima saw him — he was too much of a peripheral figure. What I mean by this is that one could have cut his character entirely, and the book would have had largely the same impact. In Runaway Horses , he is a thirty eight year old judge. He is then more mature and confident, of course, and much is made, by the author, of his reserved and logical approach; therefore he is the perfect foil for Isao. For example, when Iaso loans Honda a copy of The League of the Divine Wind pamphlet the judge returns it with a letter explaining his concerns about the impact such a text could have on a young man. This was a political event that was so remarkable throughout that it almost seems to be a work of art. But one should by no means confuse this tale of dreamlike beauty of another time with the circumstances of present-day reality. This is hugely important. Mishima, it is always worth reiterating, was a fanatic Nationalist himself, at least towards the end of his life; and these things as subjects are dealt with in Runaway Horses. So far, so what. He spoke out gallantly, his face flushed and glowing. At times the language in the novel made me shift uncomfortably in my seat, although, if you were being as fair as possible, you could say it is, like with Spring Snow, merely a case of the style being in tune with the subject. As you can tell, the book caused me quite some consternation, and my thoughts about it, as the structure of this review will no doubt attest, are far from clear. Would I recommend it? In certain circumstances, however, one might consider it worth reading. Secondly, there are probably very few books that are as relevant, almost terrifyingly so, as this one is right now. We also see how levelling fanaticism can be; Iaso and his followers all lack personality, they are full of rhetoric and psychobabble but very few individual characteristics. If you have come across any true accounts of young men becoming enamoured with fanaticism this will be a familiar tale. Finally, while Runaway Horses is at times fascinating, if you view the book dispassionately and adjust your expectations accordingly, it is only really enjoyable — in the conventional sense — in relation to the previous volume, Spring Snow. When one reads a multi-volume work half of the fun is in the development of certain characters as they age and have children, get married and so on. For a western reader, this seems like a bold, potentially ridiculous, move, and yet Mishima manages to pull it off. Furthermore, the nature of reincarnation is that one is reborn because of mistakes, or sins, in a past life; Kiyoaki was effete and ineffectual, Iaso is the opposite; so it is almost as though the soul or essence of Kiyoaki has gone from one extreme to another. The two characters are, on the surface, completely different yet ultimately very similar; and I thought that was very clever and satisfying. View all 3 comments. I am an absolute fanboy to Japanese madman but genius writer Yukio Mishima. His tetralogy, the Sea of Tranquility, is a powerful piece of writing of incredible beauty. Runaway Horses is the second volume after the magnificent Spring Snow, and - as the rest of the novels - carries on the story of a few of the characters from the previous book against the historical canvas of Japan in the 30's. Not exactly optimistic, it did involve an incredible amount of research and travel for Mishima as he was I am an absolute fanboy to Japanese madman but genius writer Yukio Mishima. Not exactly optimistic, it did involve an incredible amount of research and travel for Mishima as he was writing it. An fabulous ride from a truly unique and incredible writer. Runaway Horses , the second book in Mishima's The Sea of Fertility series, is a completely different book than the first. While Spring Snow is a poetic, tender love story, Runaway Horses is a political manifesto. Given what I know of reincarnation, the idea that one tries to correct the mistakes of their past life, this is a proper step in the path of the character known as Kiyoaki in the first novel. Kiyoaki was confused and unsure; he had very polar opinions of each person in his life—everyone Runaway Horses , the second book in Mishima's The Sea of Fertility series, is a completely different book than the first. Kiyoaki was confused and unsure; he had very polar opinions of each person in his life—everyone had a sense of loveliness, everyone was out to get him. That being said, the series as a whole reminds me a little now of Tolstoy. In a massive work like War and Peace , Tolstoy took his time to tell love stories, fight battles, and express his views on history and politics. On its own, Runaway Horses delves too much into political discourse to keep the plot interesting, but within the series as a whole, it makes sense. In comparison to the first book, Runaway Horses is dry and somewhat flat; but as an addendum or companion to Spring Snow , it is a brilliant follow up. I look forward to the third novel in the series. View all 4 comments. Jan 07, Khashayar Mohammadi rated it it was amazing Shelves: japanese-lit , favorites , asian-lit. I had a really hard time reading "Spring Snow" till the end, and almost gave up on continuing with the "Sea of Fertility" tetralogy. But I sure am glad I read this. The battle between modernity and tradition has always been a central theme to Mishima's work, but the sea of fertility morphs the abstract turmoil into a battle between traditional and colonial Japan, while Mishima's hatred of authority morphs into Anti-Establishment sentiments that are somewhat in line with socialism. The ending is o I had a really hard time reading "Spring Snow" till the end, and almost gave up on continuing with the "Sea of Fertility" tetralogy. The ending is one of my favorites. If Mishima has taught us anything, Its that Art and life are only synthesized through blood. View 1 comment. I'm going be honest and say that going in, I had expected that this would be the volume I would enjoy least in the Sea of Fertility tetralogy. I don't believe I had heard anything overtly negative about this book in particular, but being privy to controversies surrounding Mishima's unbent fervor for the Old Way, I thought that it might be overcast with these dark entries in the author's life. I do, having read Spring Snow, think that Runaway Horses didn't quite affect me with the same disquietud I'm going be honest and say that going in, I had expected that this would be the volume I would enjoy least in the Sea of Fertility tetralogy. I do, having read Spring Snow, think that Runaway Horses didn't quite affect me with the same disquietude as the former, that succession of thoughts and only ever so slight moments after finishing a book that incurs only ponderous sorrow.