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.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780811201186
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication Date: 01-17-1958
Pages: 256
Product Dimensions: 5.23(w) x 7.97(h) x 0.77(d)
Series: New Directions Paperbook
About the Author
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. Meredith Weatherby was an American publisher of Japanese texts.