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Silk and Insight (Japanese: 絹と明察, Hepburn: Kinu to meisatsu) is a 1964 novel by the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. The subject of the novel is taken from an actual strike in Japan in 1954 at Omi Kenshi, a silk thread and fabric manufacturer, which lasted for 106 days.
- Yukio Mishima, Frank Gibney, Hiro Sato
- 1964
21 août 2012 · Silk and insight : a novel. by. Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970; Sato, Hiroaki, 1942-. Publication date. 1998. Publisher. Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe. Collection. internetarchivebooks; printdisabled.
Like its more famous predecessor, Silk and Insight is a novelized account of an actual event with far-reaching implications: the pivotal 1954 labor strike at Omi Kenshi, a manufacturer of silk and thread. Sato’s concise introduction skillfully situates Mishima’s novel in its historical context.
This is a tale based on the strike which took place in the mid-1950s at Omi Kenshi, a silk manufacturer not far from Tokyo. The events described reflect the management / labour tensions of the period and is a piece of social commentary on the transformation of Japanese business.
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1 sept. 1987 · Silk and Insight: A Novel. Yukio Mishima, Frank Gibney, Hiro Sato. 3.54. 67 ratings8 reviews. This is a tale based on the strike which took place in the mid-1950s at Omi Kenshi, a silk manufacturer not far from Tokyo.
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31 mai 1998 · Yukio Mishima's 1964 novel, Silk and Insight (already an historical pun on wartime Japan's industrial policy motto, Silk and Warships) is among several of his novels based on real events. The Temple of The Golden Pavilion told the story of a real-life temple conflagration from the internal point of view of its zealot-turned-madman ...
- Yukio Mishima, Frank Gibney, Hiro Sato
One of Mishima's early novels and highly significant as a contribution to Japan's postwar literature and politics, Silk and Insight is based on the strike -- often described as the most...
