/lit/ - Literature

is that tao lin's dad

>>4298815
It's Yukio Mishima, OP is being a cheeky cunt.

>>4298813
One of the greatest writers of all time.

>>4298827
>delusional traditionalist
>great

inspired me to want my own qt /fit/ gay army

Confessions of a Mask was neat. What else of his should I read?

>>4298839
The Sea of Fertility is an unqualified masterpiece.

>>4298849
I haven't read a series of anything in a long time, thanks.

>>4298839
The tetralogy seems great so far. I just finished Spring Snow and loved it.

>>4298861
He died like a bitch.

>>4298867
I'm not sure "like a bitch" is the most interesting way to describe "stabbing yourself in the stomach and having your head cut off after trying to stage a coup", but OK.

>>4298839
I'm a big fan of Temple of the Golden Pavilion, though the Sea of Fertility is generally accepted as his masterpiece (I've yet to read it, think I'll start once I've cleared the deck of my current books).

>>4298883
>staging a coup

He got laughed off his soapbox.

>>4298883
Yeah, my first thoughts were he died like a badman.

He was batshit insane and no one would give a shit about him if his death wasn't so bizarre.

>>4298885
I said trying to stage a coup, not that he did stage one. That's part of what makes it interesting - did he really drive into a military base thinking he'd ignite a revolution by barricading an office and giving a speech? Or did he intend to die the whole time? What end of the delusional-to-suicidal Mishima Brand Scale was he on that day?

I think in a lot of ways he was a douchebag, and obviously his political opinions verge between literally insane gibberish and abhorrent, but he was an interesting guy and the fact that he himself was such a character and his life was so much like one of his novels is part of what gives his literature, to me, its emotional weight - he's not writing any of it from a place of comfort.

Do you really look at his life and death and only think "lel what a faget"?

>>4298901
He was one of the youngest ever nominations for the Nobel, and was a full-on breakthrough mainstream literary celebrity in his time, both in the English-speaking world and to a whole 'nother level of just regular celebrity in Japan. His bizarre death just boosted his profile further, he'd still be a huge figure in Japanese 20th century literature if he'd just died of old age.

>>4298901
>Almost won a Nobel Prize
>no one would give a shit about him if his death wasn't so bizarre.

>>4298909
Absolutely. His talent has nothing to envy from tanizaki and dazai. He would be as famous and read as they are today. Maybe even more because he is incredibly popular in queer circles.

>>4298902

It seemed he was planning his death for at least a year.

>>4299002
More like twenty.

>>4298861
"The Decay of the Angel" is the best. He finished it the day before his death.