Yukio Mishima

>>9036947
read the sticky

>>9036973
No.

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>>9036947

>>9036981
Not OP but thanks for this.

>>9036981
Sun and Steel is a necessary read as a continuation of confessions

>>9036981

Dope as fuck; cheers.

just start with the Sea of Fertility tetralogy. it's his best work and he's not the type of author whose oeuvre builds off itself to any significant degree.

>>9036947
I really enjoy that picture of Yukio. I don't what it is about it that makes him look so beautiful.

>>9037587
london
5 uhclock
cum alone

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Mishima appreciation thread!

temple of the golden pavilion or confessions of a mask
John nathan's biography of mishima is quite good(he knew mishima and translated some works of his)

>>9038497
I was the original poster for that pic, you kept the filename. My pc went bust and I lost a folder I had with +40 different pictures of him.

>>9037587
I guess older age and the too short haircut make Mishima look uglier in other pictures.

>>9038738
This honestly makes me feel very sentimental. It's like some poetic sort of justice on a Mishima Meme board. I love rare Mishimas. I remember the loads of writings and images I lost when my first laptop went RIP.

>>9038738
I wish I remembered the thread but it has been so long ago. I think I'll be heading to bed soon but I honestly hope to hear back from you soon.

>>9038497
>the call that saved Japan.

>>9038497
>Operator, get me the emperor.

>>9038947
>>9038952
I just woke up to this and am imagining the alternate history now.

>>9036947

chronological, dummy

>>9038867
well, if you're on goodreads and have posted your profile here I've probably friended you there.

>>9040145
I've only browsed goodreads as a meme when people post in it threads on here.

I still find Mishima a fascinating fellow and hope that maybe one day I will be able to contribute some sort of scholarship on his works/worldview.

>>9036981
Shit, I started with the golden pavillion.

>>9040298
Quick, unstart.

>>9040145
>He has friends and goes on goodreads regularly

>>9040298
I started with confessions

>>9040298
I started with Spring Snow and loved it.

I hated Golden Pavilion desu, I think a lot of it got lost in translation.

>>9037328
Also after he finished it he tried to overthrow the jap government then committed seppuku which is pretty neat.

>>9042532
Japanese*

>>9043435
Nip*

>>9043458
Glorious Nippon!

>>9043473
>tfw yamato-damashii

Just ordered After the Banquet, has anyone else in this thread read it? It seems less known than some of his other works.

>>9043668
It's good, it's one of the few stories he wrote with a female lead, and he wrote women very effectively. The plot isn't amazing, but I found it engaging.

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>>9042532
>Also after he finished it he tried to overthrow the jap government then committed seppuku which is pretty neat.

no. he kidnapped a base commander, created an opportunity to preach his bullshit to the group of assembled dudes on the base, got booed and laughed at, then committed seppuku out of shame and embarrassment (also to be remembered with a youthful image as pathetic as that is...def had peter pan complex). also his initial subordinate couldn't even chop his head off correctly so someone else had to step in. jesus what an awkward situation that must've been!

>>9043668
>>9044634
Never heard of it. Tell me more?