10 POLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISHIMA»
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At forty-five, Yukio Mishima was the outstanding Japanese writer of his generation, celebrated both at home and abroad for The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea.
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The Life and Death of Yukio Mishima
This incisive biography begins with the spectacularly tragic last day of the militant Japanese novelist, perhaps best known for his monumental four-book masterpiece The Sea of Fertility.
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Mishima: A Vision of the Void
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 ...
Marguerite Yourcenar, Alberto Manguel,
2001
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Death in Midsummer: And Other Stories
Nine short stories by the Japanese literary genius provide insights into the struggles and problems of his contemporary countrymen
When a Japanese youth discovers he has homosexual tendencies he hides himself behind conventional behavior
'Was it death he was now waiting for? Or a wild ecstasy of the senses?' For the young army officer of Yukio Mishima's seminal story, 'Patriotism, ' death and ecstasy become elementally intertwined.
Yukio Mishima, Geoffrey W. Sargent,
1995
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Escape from the Wasteland: Romanticism and Realism in the ...
Napier discovers similarities as well as dissimilarities in the work of two writers of radically different political orientations.
Susan Jolliffe Napier,
1995
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Deadly Dialectics: Sex, Violence, and Nihilism in the ...
Although Mishima's main literary ambition was to write philosophical novels in the tradition of Goethe and Thomas Mann, Deadly Dialectics is the first critical study to take this objective seriously: it also provides the first adequate ...
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Persona: A Biography of Yukio Mishima
Traces the life of the Japanese author who went from sickly youth to dedicated student of the martial arts, looking at his family life, the wartime years, and his career as a writer who advocated for traditional values.
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Portraits from Mishima
" This story reproduces the life and the ideals of Marx on a high and humanistic level. Nuyten's The Last Supper ("Letter," "Funeral Speech" and addendum: "The Mother-In-Law Report") is like reading Paul Bowles and his A Distant Episode.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISHIMA»
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'Tekken 7' Update: New Content, Mishima Clan Storyline Highlight …
The classic 1 vs 1 fighting game play will still be there, but will also feature a story line gameplay that is about the Mishima clan. A new character named Kazumi ... «Realty Today, Oct 15»
Mishima, Murakami and the elusive Nobel Prize
No writer coveted that award more than Yukio Mishima (1925-70) who in the early '60s seemed determined to land this ultimate accolade, when he was still only ... «The Japan Times, Aug 15»
Tekken: The Strange History of the Mishima Family
Behind all the wacky character designs, the entire Tekken series is about the Mishima family destroying itself. Throughout the various games, there are four ... «Den of Geek!, Aug 15»
Descending to the depths of Yukio Mishima's 'Sea of Fertility'
It was 45 years ago this summer that Donald Keene, a leading critic and translator of Japanese literature, visited Yukio Mishima at his summer writing retreat on ... «The Japan Times, Aug 15»
Still waters run deep in Shizuoka's ancient town of Mishima
Mishima Taisha in Shizuoka Prefecture was founded by the warlord Minamoto no Yoritomo in the Kamakura Period (1185-1333). Tracing its origins to the Nara ... «The Japan Times, Aug 15»
South Korean novelist Shin Kyung-sook admits to plagiarizing …
SEOUL – One of South Korea's most influential writers has admitted to plagiarizing well-known Japanese author Yukio Mishima in a short story she published a ... «The Japan Times, Jun 15»
'Tekken 7' New Character Kazumi Mishima is Heihachi's Wife …
The most recent one involves Kazumi Mishima, wife of Heihachi and mother of Kazuya Mishima. And, as it turns out, she's no ordinary character in the game ... «Latinos Post, Jun 15»
New 'Tekken 7' Character Kazumi Mishima Is The Wife Of Heihachi
As per tradition, a new character from the Mishima bloodline has been announced: Kazumi Mishima, the wife of Heihachi. This new character was originally ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
Kazumi Mishima Is Tekken 7's Next Playable Character
By Michael Martin Another playable character in Tekken 7 has been revealed and she uses a tiger for special attacks. The latest new challenger to join the roster ... «IGN, May 15»
Overseas interest in relocation campaign surprises Kagoshima village
The village of Mishima, composed of the small islands of Takeshima, Iojima and Kuroshima, has been trying to lure people to move there by offering the choice ... «The Japan Times, May 15»