Yukio Mishima
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Mishima.
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 Yukio Mishima, 1956 | |||||
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| Kanji | 三島 由紀夫 | ||||
| Hiragana | みしま ゆきお | ||||
| Katakana | ミシマ ユキオ | ||||
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Yukio Mishima (三島 由紀夫, Mishima Yukio, January 14, 1925–November 25, 1970)[1] was a Japanese writer, poet, playwright, actor and film director.[2] One of his close friends was Yasunari Kawabata. On November 25, 1970, he tried to make a coup d'état for military force but in vain and killed himself via seppuku.
Early life[change | change source]
Mishima studied at the elite Peers School (学習院, Gakushuin).[2] When he was child, he stuttered.
In 1941, Mishima wrote his first notable story. In Hanazakari no Mori (花ざかりの森, "The Forest in Full Bloom"), he described a feeling that his ancestors lived within him.
Mishima graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1947.
Career[change | change source]
Mishima worked in the Japanese Ministry of Finance. At the same time, he was writing.[3]
In 1949, he published his first major novel, Confessions of a mask.[2]
Selected works[change | change source]
In a summary based on writings by and about Yukio Mishima, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 1,700+ works in 4,400+ publications in 40+ languages and 56,600+ library holdings.[4]
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- Confessions of a mask, 1949
- The sound of waves, 1952
- The temple of the golden pavilion by Yukio Mishima, 1956
- The sailor who fell from grace with the sea, 1959
- After the banquet, 1960
- Death in midsummer, and other stories, 1966
- Spring snow, 1968
- Runaway horses, 1969
- The temple of dawn, 1969
- The decay of the angel, 1971
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Yukio Mishima was the writer's name used by Kimitake Hiraoka (平岡 公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mishima Yukio" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 640.
- ↑ Shabecoff, Philip. "Mishima: A Man Torn Between Two Worlds," New York Times. November 26, 1970; retrieved 2012-6-8.
- ↑ WorldCat Identities: Mishima, Yukio 1925-1970; retrieved 2012-6-8.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Yukio Mishima at Wikimedia Commons
- Books and Writers bio Archived 2004-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Mishima chronology, with links
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