Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, *The Sound of Waves* is a timeless story of first love. It tells of Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in love. When the villagers' gossip threatens to divide them, Shinki must risk his life to prove his worth.

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### From Library Journal

Written in 1956 and 1959, respectively, this duo represent a hit and a miss. LJ's reviewer found Waves amateurish (LJ 8/56), while Temple was praised by another LJ reviewer (LJ 5/15/59) and Japanese critics, who voted it one of the ten best novels of the year.
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### Review

"A work of art...altogether a joyous and lovely thing" New York Times "Of such classic design its action might take place at any point across a thousand years" San Francisco Chronicle "A pastoral with ancient Greek overtones" Boston Globe "A sunny masterpiece" Los Angeles Times