Yukio mishima

Yukio Mishima [a] ( 三島 由紀夫, Mishima Yukio), born Kimitake Hiraoka ( 平岡 公威, Hiraoka Kimitake, 14 January 1925 - 25 November 1970), was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai (楯の会,...
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Mishima Yukio (born January 14, 1925, Tokyo, Japan—died November 25, 1970, Tokyo) was a prolific writer who is regarded by many critics as the most important Japanese novelist of the 20th century. Mishima was the son of a high civil servant and attended...
The figure is Yukio Mishima, real name Kimitake Hiraoka. He was Japan's most famous living novelist when, on 25 November 1970, he went to an army base in Tokyo, kidnapped the commander, had him ...
The 2040th Greatest Book of All Time. 4. Forbidden Colours. "Forbidden Colours" is a deeply introspective novel that explores themes of beauty, youth, old age, love, and betrayal, set against the backdrop of post-war Japan. The story follows a...
Yukio Mishima has 425 books on Goodreads with 722296 ratings. Yukio Mishima's most popular book is The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea.
Yukio Mishima , born Kimitake Hiraoka , was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai . Mishima is considered one of the most important post-war stylists of the Japanese language. He was...
Yukio Mishima, the pseudonym used by Kimitake Hiraoka, was one of Japan's greatest novelists and playwrights and perhaps the Japanese author most read by Western readers. In his lifetime he produced over 100 works, including novels, short stories,...
JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images Yukio Mishima, famed Japanese author, shortly before he committed ritual suicide after a failed coup attempt. When he awoke on the morning of November 25, 1970, Yukio Mishima was the star of the Japanese literary world —...
Yukio Mishima. Yukio Mishima (三島 由紀夫) was the pen name of Kimitake Hiraoka (平岡 公威), a Japanese author, poet and playwright, also remembered for his ritual suicide by seppuku. At age six, Mishima enrolled in elite Peers School (Gakushuin 学習院). At 12,...
Yukio Mishima. (Kimitake Hiraoka) Japan ( 1925 - 1970) Yukio Mishima, one of the most spectacularly gifted writers in modern Japan, was born into a samurai family in 1925. He attended the Peers' School and Tokyo Imperial University, and for a time...
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