false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170606208m/62794.jpg 62794 18 Inspired by historical events, this powerful book is the story of the monk who burned the Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. It's an unsettling portrait of society in Post War Japan. On another level, the book tells of the coming of age of a complex, tragic figure who, among other things, struggles with his homosexuality. Mishimi is also the author of "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace With the Sea." 1788601 1948 Confessions of a Mask (Peter Owen Modern Classics) total:739|5:226|4:286|3:178|2:34|1:15| 739 2891 1054 50 5 5 false false Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 13:03:29 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 13:07:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 19:37:20 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 19:37:48 -0800 2008
Granted, the only works that I have read of this very prolific author are this and Kinkakuji, but I'm seeing a pattern already, and it doesn't point towards Mishima being a cheerful, laid-back guy. Of course, his suicide by sepp...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 10 15:18:03 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 10 00:58:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jul 30 12:00:48 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 12:03:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 01:32:32 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 01:47:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:10 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 23 07:26:38 -0700 2009 Confessions of a Mask is the first novel written by one of Japan's greatest novelists. This novel was completed when Mishima Yukio was only in the autumn of his youth, 23; yet the depth and maturity of this work has you believing that it could've been written in his prime. His output was prodigiou...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 28 06:14:01 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 05:40:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 07 16:06:26 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 18 16:18:44 -0800 2007
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