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Confessions of a Mask Confessions of a Mask

by YUKIO MISHIMA

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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 ... Read more
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 considersthe fate of Japan and his place within its deeply rooted propriety. 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. " Less

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File size8 X 5.2 X 0.8 in
Print pages256
PublisherNew Directions Publishing
Publication date January 17, 1958
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780811201186
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Yukio Mishima
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Yukio Mishima (Jan 14, 1925 – Nov 25, 1970) was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai , an unarmed civilian militia. He was consider...

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