/lit/ - Literature

>>18523637
now for comparison a passage from mishima's sailor who fell from grace with the sea:
>His sunburned face was featureless except for the eyes that glittered in the lamplight By comparing him with the lamp, which he had often used as a yardstick, Noboru was able to estimate his height. He was certainly no more than five feet seven, probably a little less. Not such a big man. Slowly, Tsukazaki unbuttoned his shirt, then slipped easily out of his clothes. Though he must have been nearly the same age as Noboru’s mother, his body looked younger and more solid than any landsman’s: it might have been cast in the matrix of the sea. His broad shoulders were square as the beams in a temple roof, his chest strained against a thick mat of hair, knotted muscle like twists of sisal hemp bulged all over his body: his flesh looked like a suit of armor that he could cast off at will. Then Noboru gazed in wonder as, ripping up through the thick hair below the belly, the lustrous temple tower soared triumphantly erect.The hair on his rising and falling chest scattered quivering shadows in the feeble light; his dangerous, glittering gaze never left the woman as she undressed. The reflection of the moonlight in the background traced a ridge of gold across his shoulders and conjured into gold the artery bulging in his neck. It was authentic gold of flesh, gold of moonlight and glistening sweat. His mother was taking a long time to undress. Maybe she was delaying purposely.
more than a page describing the man. i reognize that the man represents mishima's image of japan's former glory but no straight man would write this. this is a sex scene and we know next to nothing about what the woman is doing. gay. 2/3

>>18517739
Oh hey I recently started that. I got the one with the updated Penguin cover.

Absolutely adored this book and havent read anything thats beaten it yet
Temple of the Golden Pavilion was pretty good too
Seeing all the Aeneid niggas in this thread made me really happy

Any books like this? Specifically the function of eros to death.

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