Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima

1925–1970 · Japanese

Also known as 榊山保 , 三島由紀夫

Kimitake Hiraoka, known by his pen name Yukio Mishima, was a Japanese writer, playwright, actor, martial artist, model, and the leader of an attempted coup d'état that culminated in his seppuku.


4 books in collection

Must-Read 1958

Confessions of a Mask

Literature

Must-Read 1972

Sea of Fertility tetralogy

Literature

Must-Read 1990

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

Literature

Must-Read 1992

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

Literature