Mishima

On November 25, 1970, Japan's most renowned postwar novelist, Yukio Mishima, stunned the world by committing ritual suicide. Here, Marguerite Yourcenar, a brilliant reader of Mishima and a scholar with an eye for the cultural roles of fiction, unravels the author's life and politics: his affection for Western culture, his family and his homosexuality, his brilliant writings, and his carefully premeditated death."I have not read anything about Mishima . . . which has so moved me. The care which Marguerite Yourcenar gave to her reading, the depth of her insights into Mishima's work, and the lucidity of her comments make this a memorable book."--Donald Keene"[Yourcenar] has freed herself to contemplate the horror and the complication of Mishima's end, masterpiece or nightmare. She takes us with her into these scaring regions, to visit those stonily questioning heads. We need a guide, and have found one who knows when to speak and when to keep silent."--Michael Wood, New York Times Book Review"[A] brilliant book, that of a rare and poetically articulate creative spirit." --New Statesman [예스24 제공]