Yukio Mishima

[Anonymous No.13061141]

What's a good place to start with Mishima?

I have a copy of Temple of Dawn around the place but couldn't get into it

[Anonymous No.13061145]

>>13061141
Acts of Worship

[Anonymous No.13061177]

>>13061141
The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion

[Anonymous No.13061211]

[Anonymous No.13061216]

>>13061141
temple of dawn is the third part of his magnum opus. the order of it is: spring snow - runaway horses - temple of dawn - decay of the angel

[Anonymous No.13061776]

>>13061141
I actually think Confessions of a Mask is a great entry point. You should also watch the film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, because it is probably the best biopic of all time.

[Anonymous No.13061791]

>>13061141
Why would you read someone cowardly enough to kill themselves?

[Anonymous No.13062098]

>>13061141
That's not a good place to start for this reason >>13061216. The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea or The Temple of the Golden Pavilion are better places to start; stand alone works, relatively short, that expose most of MIshima's ideals (japan/west, virility/feminity, beauty/ugliness, blood and violence).

[Anonymous No.13062108]

>>13061141
Crime and Punishment.

[Anonymous No.13062190]

>>13061211
is Sun and Steel out of print?

[Anonymous No.13062504]

>>13062190
Yeah

[Anonymous No.13063829]

>>13062190
Surprisingly yeah

BAP has drummed up so much interest in it I can't believe it hasn't been reprinted

[Anonymous No.13063996]

>>13061211
>Sun and Steel is about body building
Disingenuous desu. Its about planes being penises.

[Anonymous No.13064007]

Patriotism is very short and gets right to the heart of what Mishima is all about

[Anonymous No.13064580]

I recommend Death in Midsummer which you can get in a short works anthology with Patriotism and other stuff; however, the best place to start is probably Temple of the Golden Pavilion.

[Anonymous No.13064592]

Death in Midsummer. It has a bit of everything.