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Confessions of a Mask
Yukio Mishima
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Description for Confessions of a Mask
Paperback. This book is one of the classics of modern Japanese fiction. It is the story of an adolescent who must learn to live with the painful fact that he is unlike other young men. Mishima's protagonist discovers that he is becoming a homosexual in a polite, post-war Japan. To survive, he must live behind a mask of propriety. Series: New Directions Paperbook. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
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.
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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.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1958
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United Kingdom
Condition
New
Series
New Directions Paperbook
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780811201186
SKU
V9780811201186
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About Yukio Mishima
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Confessions of a Mask
"Yukio Mishima was one of the greatest avant-garde Japanese writers of the twentieth century."
Judith Thurman - New Yorker "In Confessions of a Mask a literary artist of delicate sensibility and startling candor has chosen to write for the few rather than the many. "
Ben Ray Redman - The New York Times "We read the bloody details with wonder…such is ... Read more
Judith Thurman - New Yorker "In Confessions of a Mask a literary artist of delicate sensibility and startling candor has chosen to write for the few rather than the many. "
Ben Ray Redman - The New York Times "We read the bloody details with wonder…such is ... Read more