Patriotism

Description:

A lieutenant in the Japanese army comes home to his wife and informs her that his closest friends have become mutineers. He and his beautiful loyal wife decide to end their lives together. In unwavering detail Mishima describes Shinji and Reiko making love for the last time and the couple's seppuku that follows.

subjects: Seppuku,  Suicide,  Belletristische Darstellung,  Fiction,  Soldiers,  History,  Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author)

Places: Japan

Times: February Incident, 1936 (February 26)