Confessions of a Mask - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Yukio Mishima, Meredith WeatherbySeries:New Directions PaperbookPublish date:1958-01-17Pages:256
Languages:EnglishPublisher:New Directions Publishing CorporationISBN-13:9780811201186ISBN-10:081120118XUPC:9780811201186Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, LGBTQ+, World LiteratureBook Topic:Gay, JapanSize:7.90 x 5.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCBZSRQ4F8
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 Mishima's 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.
Confessions of a Mask reflects Mishima's 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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:New Directions Publishing CorporationISBN-13:9780811201186ISBN-10:081120118XUPC:9780811201186Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, LGBTQ+, World LiteratureBook Topic:Gay, JapanSize:7.90 x 5.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCBZSRQ4F8
Mishima, Yukio: - Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) completed his first novel the year he entered the University of Tokyo and his last novel the day of his death. He is the author of numerous novels, stories, plays, and essays. Gore Vidal once said of him: "I only regret we never met, for friends found him a good companion, a fine drinking partner, and fun to cruise with." Mishima committed suicide by ceremonial seppuku after a failed coup d'e´tat intended to restore pre-WWII power to the emperor of Japan.Weatherby, Meredith: - Meredith Weatherby was an American publisher of Japanese texts.
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