Translated do English pre prvý čas, gripping short novely o affair gone wrong, z author of the Sea of Fertility tetralogy. Set in rural Japan shortly after World War II, Frolic of Beasts tells story of strange and utterly absorbing love triangle between a former univerzity študent, Koji; his would-be mentor, the eminent literary critic Ippei Kusakudo; and Ippei's beautiful, enigmatic wife, Yuko. Ktorý brought tvár-to-face s jedným z Ippei 's mnohými marital indiscretions, Koji finds jeho rastúcej desire pre Yuko compels him k akcii v spôsobe, ako zmenšuje všetky tri ich živé profoundly. Originálne publikované v roku 1961 a teraz je k dispozícii v angličtine na prvý čas, frolic of the beasts is haunting examination of different guises we assum throughout our lives, and tale of psychological self-entrapment, seduction, and crime.