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Name: Honba
Author: 三島由紀夫

Set in Japan during the 1930s, "Honba" follows a young man and his father as their starkly different attitudes toward patriotism collide. The story examines how divergent beliefs within a family mirror the broader fanaticism that characterized Japan in the years leading to war.

First publish date: 1969

Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction

Authors: 三島由紀夫

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