Judging from the fact that Mishima despised the westernization and elimination of Japanese culture and values, I’m doubtful on what he would think about his western fame

I made a reading club for Yukio Mishima, where we start off with his biographies before working through his novels. We can come together once a week and discuss!

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here it is https://ivanabzhda.github.io/Yukio-Mishima-Quote-Generator/

My collection atm. Nearly finished with the tetralogy and I’m listening to sun and steel right now, what other works would you recommend? Some non Mishima picks would also be cool

I plan to read Runaway horses before 2027
But I find difficulty in choosing which cover.
First one is newer from 2024
Second cover is more profound
I don’t know which one to buy….

Plz share your thoughts 🙏

Letters that Mishima sent to his US publisher were found.

He was disappointed not having won the Nobel Prize.

I havent read that many books in my life, my journey into the world of books started with Mishima a couple years ago. I watched some video about his biography and life, and his aesthetics really grabbed me, so I decided to give his works a try.

Ive read The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Confessions of a Mask, The Sound of Waves, Sun and Steel, and The Sea of Fertility tetralogy. I liked all of them to some extent, and now I wanna continue my journey into books, but I dont really know which direction to go next, theres just too much to choose from.

I have to say that throughout the entire reading I couldn‘t stop finding parts that reminded me of Mishimas style. His inspiration from Kawabata is very clear, especially the ending.

Did Mishima ever share his thoughts on Kawabatas writing style and wherher or not he took inspiration from it?

They dont sell this version anymore, i bought it second hand. I think the covert art is about reincarnation. But still very fairy tail/fantasy ish for a mishima cover. What do you guys think?

Loving this book so far.

https://youtu.be/x-2v-FoDIR0?is=t-9J-W9zJTrzP4pI

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My birthday is November 25th, which also happens to be the day of Mishima's failed coup attempt and subsequent suicide. In 2027, my birthday will be on Thanksgiving.

I am inviting the members of this sub to help with celebration ideas incorporating and commemorating all three occasions.

It will be my 40th birthday.

Charlie Kirk put himself out there as a political advocate. Everyday in front of hundreds people, he risked both ridicule and his life to advocate the principles that he holds most dear. And what are those principles? Freedom of speech and right to bear arms.

Even when school children were being shot, he didn’t comprise this belief. Even when there was a risk of political violence, he didn’t comprise this belief. Even when people told him to be quiet, he didn’t comprise this belief.

And he was holding to these principles right up until the end. He was MID SENTENCE telling you that these beliefs are important. He was gunned down fighting for what he believed in.

It is, in fact, abominable that his supporters mourn his death. To do so implies that he WOULDN’T be happy to die for his beliefs. That he didn’t take his beliefs seriously enough that he being gunned down, that’s the truest expression that his sacrifice was correct. There really is no difference then between the beautiful death of Mishima and the beautiful death of Kirk.

“Well Mishima got to commit suicide so he got to choose his death.” As they discuss in Runaway Horses, a solider does not get to choose his own death, only that he is prepared to die. And wasn’t he a soldier of God? Would he really be picky about how he died as opposed to why?

Anyway, if you really want to celebrate him as a person, then you should celebrate what he fought and died for, rather than mincing about people expressing their freedom of speech online.

For context for anyone wondering what A level is (assuming not everyone here is British), it’s the studies before going to college/university. I’m studying English Literature and 20% of the grade is coursework where you need to compare (one) prose to (one) poem under a critical theory.

I’ve been set with doing either Confessions of a Mask (for a psychoanalytic/queer/narrative/potentially post-colonial interpretation) or Temple of the Golden Pavilion for my prose (assume similar theories for TOTGP — not including queer).

My main question is that I need to figure out any poetry that would be good to compare his works to and that are rich thematically when discussing the differences/similarities etc. If you have any recommendations for either of the books comparisons, they would be much appreciated. Or even some tips and interesting interpretations for the novels that I could bring forward to eventually decided poem would be helpful. + Any essays that provide good analysis on either of the novels would also be appreciated ❤️