The book is samurai. Mishima Yukio

Yukio Mishima is the most famous and readable Japanese writer in the world. He became famous equally both by his works in all conceivable genres (novels, plays, stories, essays), as well as an extravagant style of life and death (Harakiri after an unsuccessful attempt by a monarchical coup).

“The Book of the Samurai” - These are Mishima’s thoughts about “Hagakur, or hidden in the foliage”-a treatise on the Code of Honor of the Samurai (Busido), designed in the canons of Zen Buddhism, Shintoism and Confucianism and compiled on the basis of conversations with the XVII century samurai, Jamamoto. These stories about combat valor and military duty, conscience and responsibility recorded by one of the students of the jet, are not a collection of commandments, but an original methodology for knowing the world and comprehending wisdom. “Perhaps“ Hagakure ”is initially a paradox book,” writes Mishima. -During the war, she radiated light, but in the middle of the white day he was not very noticeable, and only in the darkness the book shone for real. This book professes freedom. This book appeals to the heat of hearts. ”

is first published in translation from Japanese-the previous editions of the“ Books of Samurai ”in Russian took an English translation as a basis.