YUKIO MISHIMA: Where to Start 

What books would you recommend reading before the Sea of Fertility, in that case? And when would one read Sun and Steel? Ive begun reading his works but I had initially been filtered pretty hard when picking up Sun and Steel for the first time

@@juanabovetherest Yes, Sun and Steel is a difficult book. The Golden Pavillion is a example of Mishima's esthetic obsessions and Confessions of a Mask for his multilayered personality. Don't forget that he was for several years a boy who only read and looked at the world from his window. That created a split that made that genius long all his life for action, but always brought himself back to the point of view of the esthet.

FINALLY ANOTHER FAN OF IT. It was my introduction to Mishima and I fell in love with it, I’m sad that most Mishima fans don’t seem to enjoy it.

It was also my first introduction to Mishima! I think I really fell in love with the way he makes social commentary through his often polarizing characters, and the absurdity yet relatability of his stories. Even after reading many of his other works Life For Sale is still one of my favorites because I find it to be on the lighter side.

loved life for sale, always thought it would make a great tv show due to its sort of episodic structure w each buyer getting weirder and weirder

Thanks for watching!

I love Mishima too! I 'm italian and i have read all Mishima 's books! With Gabriele D' Annunzio are my favorites writers.Sorry for my bad inglish!

what is it abt

@@aniis4359 The basic premise is that the book is about a homosexual Japanese man growing up in the 1930s and 1940s. I would say it transcends what is referred to as "Queer Literature", and is simply descriptive of what it means to have a persona separate from your true self. What that does to somebody. It's really good.

@@CrazyGuyoftheWest was Mishima a homosexual himself?

Is it a good one to start with? I'm fairly new to reading literature but I think his works might interest me.

@@basilyeldho I'd recommend his short story "Patriotism", but I started with "Confessions of a Mask"

Fascism is based, actually. We should all be fascists

@@mrepix8287 yeah man so's misery and suffering brilliant insight truly edgelord

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at the expense of some of his political ideas Mishima must be appreciated for his unparalleled poetry. Personally his figure fascinates me and I think it would be right to contextualize it in the right period and historical/geographical context

@@numberonedad When implemented by the right person Fascism leads to social harmony and civilizational glory.