Silk and Insight (1998)

Yukio Mishima

Year:	1998
Authors:	Yukio Mishima
Publishers:	M.E. Sharpe
Pages:	244
Print type:	BOOK

Description:

A novel on a strike at a silk plant in 1950s Japan, illustrating the true face of the much-touted Japanese paternalism. The company operated a network of spies and anyone falling ill was fired. The strike led to better working conditions throughout Japan.