Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima (English) Paperback Book

Description: Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima, Meredith Weatherby The story of a man coming to terms with his homosexuality in traditional Japanese society has become a modern classic. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Confessions of a Mask tells the story of Kochan, an adolescent boy tormented by his burgeoning attraction to men: he wants to be "normal." Kochan is meek-bodied, and unable to participate in the more athletic activities of his classmates. He begins to notice his growing attraction to some of the boys in his class, particularly the pubescent body of his friend Omi. To hide his homosexuality, he courts a woman, Sonoko, but this exacerbates his feelings for men. As news of the War reaches Tokyo, Kochan considers the fate of Japan and his place within its deeply rooted propriety. Confessions of a Mask reflects Mishimas own coming of age in post-war Japan. Its publication in English-praised by Gore Vidal, James Baldwin, and Christopher Isherwood- propelled the young Yukio Mishima to international fame. Author Biography Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) was many people. The best known in Japan of the writers to emerge there after World War II, he was by far the most published abroad. Mishima completed his first novel the year he entered the University of Tokyo. More followed (some twenty-three, the last completed the day of his death in November, 1970), along with more than forty play, over ninety short stories, several poetry and travel volumes and hundreds of essays. Influenced by European literature, in which he was exceptionally well read, he was an interpreter to his own people of Japans ancient virtues, to which he urged a return. He had sung on the stage, starred in and directed movies and was a noted practitioner of Japans traditional martial arts. He seemed at the height of his career and vitality at the age of forty-five, when after a demonstration in the public interest he committed suicide by ceremonial seppuku. Meredith Weatherby was an American publisher of Japanese texts. Review "Yukio Mishima was one of the greatest avant-garde Japanese writers of the twentieth century." -- Judith Thurman - New Yorker "We read the bloody details with wonder...such is the power of his writing." -- Gore Vidal - The New York Review of Books "Confessions of a Mask follows in the spirit of Oscar Wildes dictum that man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." " -- Wired Review Text Mishimas Mask continues to speak to the terrors that come when sexualities are pressed underground. Review Quote "Yukio Mishima was one of the greatest avant-garde Japanese writers of the twentieth century." Details ISBN081120118X Author Meredith Weatherby Short Title CONFESSIONS OF A MASK Publisher New Directions Publishing Corporation Series New Directions Paperbook Language English Translator Meredith Weatherby ISBN-10 081120118X ISBN-13 9780811201186 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Residence JA Birth 1925 Death 1970 Pages 256 DOI 10.1604/9780811201186 UK Release Date 1958-02-01 Imprint New Directions Publishing Corporation Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1958-02-01 NZ Release Date 1958-02-01 US Release Date 1958-02-01 Year 1958 Publication Date 1958-02-01 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:43673160;

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