Listening / Comedy & Humor / Beautiful Star
- Written by
- Yukio Mishima
- Length
- 7 hrs
- Publisher
- Random House Audio
- Released
- 2027-01-26
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What it is
A tale of family, love, nuclear war, and… UFOs; a classic novel from iconic Japanese author Yukio Mishima, available in English for the first time.
Like nothing else that Mishima wrote, this atmospheric black comedy tells the story of the Osugi family, who come to the sudden realization that each of them hails from a different planet: Father from Mars, mother from Jupiter, son from Mercury and daughter from Venus. This extra-terrestrial knowledge brings them closer together, and convinces them that they have a mission: to find others of their kind, and save humanity from the imminent threat of the atomic bomb...
On the charts
Last charted September 22, 2026. Its best position was 2 on Coming soon in Comedy & Humor, reached September 17, 2026. Seen on 1 chart over 15 days of readings, the first on August 28, 2026.
| Chart | Best | Days | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comedy & Humor | |||
| Coming soon | 2 | 15 days | September 22, 2026 |
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