Cover of Honba

Honba

  • 1969 first published
  • 421 pages
  • 10 editions

Honba is a 1969 novel by 三島由紀夫. The story is set in Japan. Readers will find themes of revolutionaries, man-woman relationships, Psychology and Reincarnation.

6 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 421 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Tropes

Setting

Subjects

  • Revolutionaries
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Psychology
  • Reincarnation
  • Japanese fiction
  • Adopted children
  • Japan

Quick answers

Who wrote Honba?

Honba was written by 三島由紀夫 and first published in 1969.

How long is Honba?

The median edition has 421 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Honba?

Readers who like it often enjoy Hi No Tori, Rasen No Kakera and The Search for a Soul.

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