... Publicists and authors-if you would like The 100,000 monthly visitors to The Reading Life to know of a work please contact us. See all books authored by Yukio Mishima, including Spring Snow, and The Sound of Waves, and more on ThriftBooks.com. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him. BookFrom.Net LOGIN / REGISTER for bookmarks and favorites Menu Login. Looking for books by Yukio Mishima? Thank you for reading books on BookFrom.Net When reading Mishima it's a great enrichment to at least know some things about his personal life/ Japanese history at that time, because there are autobiographical elements in nearly all his stories. Yukio Mishima ( January 14, 1925 – November 25, 1970 ), is a Japanese author, poet, play writer, critic, political activist. Yukio Mishima’s The Temple of Dawn is the third novel in his masterful tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility.Here, Shigekuni Honda continues his pursuit of the successive reincarnations of Kiyoaki Matsugae, his childhood friend. John Nathan and Henry Scott-Stokes both wrote great biographies (Though I personally like Nathan more) about Mishima Yukio. Yukio Mishima has 174 books on Goodreads with 298833 ratings. ... And the stupidity that leads some owners of such a room to burn the whole house down in order to rid themselves of it was to him utterly ridiculous. Death in Midsummer & Other Stories [Paperback] by Yukio Mishima and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. A strange and uneven novel, Yukio Mishima's "The Temple of Dawn," the third volume in the "Sea of Fertility" tetralogy, is an elegy to the loss of pureness in the Japanese national spirit. Best Seller. Yukio Mishima - Thirst for Love. Yukio Mishima’s The Temple of Dawn is the third novel in his masterful tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility.Here, Shigekuni Honda continues his pursuit of the successive reincarnations of Kiyoaki Matsugae, his childhood friend. He wrote in a multitude of styles, from ornate to plain, and dealt with a variety of subjects drawn from both literary sources and contemporary life. It reminds me in of parts of the books by Edogawa Rampo. I am now working from home (thanks to the coronavirus lockdown), which means there's little separation from working and home life, and when I finally turn off the computer I'm too exhausted to do much other than flop in front of the… It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including memory, beauty and the relationship between death and sexuality. Life for Sale By Yukio Mishima By Yukio Mishima By Yukio Mishima By Yukio Mishima By Yukio Mishima Read by Kotaro Watanabe By Yukio Mishima Read by Kotaro Watanabe. This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima. World-renowned Japanese writer Yukio Mishima dies by suicide after failing to win public support for his often extreme political beliefs. Normally the husband will kill his wife before killing himself in order to insure she will in fact die. Yukio Mishima (Critical Lives) and millions of other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Kimitake Hiraoka (平岡 公威, Hiraoka Kimitake, January 14, 1925 – November 25, 1970), known also under the pen name Yukio Mishima (三島 由紀夫, Mishima Yukio), was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, film director, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai.Mishima is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century. Recently three more works came out, which means the Mishima estate is allowing more translations of his excellent writing. Pre-Order. Mishima is regarded one of the most important novelists in history of the long-lasting Japanese literature. Read An Excerpt. "Life for Sale" is very much a pulp-style story. Looking for books by Yukio Mishima? Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Mishima's 1961 novella, Star, is a pulpy but prescient Day In the Life of screen star and heartthrob, Rikio Mizuno. I think I read everything that is translated into English by Yukio Mishima. Pre-Order. See all books authored by Yukio Mishima, including Spring Snow, and The Sound of Waves, and more on ThriftBooks.com. Death in Midsummer & Other Stories [Paperback] by Yukio Mishima and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. It's a short piece examining fame and its fallout, but its canny and insightful in the telling of an actor's losing himself to the role, the 'surge of imaginary time' when the camera is rolling. Sometimes I can't quite review books as fast as I can read them.