NMLP P-033997 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Sound of Waves (Shiosai)

Yukio Mishima · Alfred A. Knopf (New York) · 1956

The Knopf US edition of 1956 is the true first English-language edition; the UK Secker & Warburg edition followed in 1957. The Japanese original dates to 1954. Confirm Knopf priority via the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION statement.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-033997 for "The Sound of Waves (Shiosai)" by Yukio Mishima (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-033997, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).