Confession of a Mask (Shincho Bunko)
Categories：Modern Novels
[New edition, new Yukio Mishima]
With this confession, I will sentence myself to death.
First newly written feature. A masterpiece that includes everything that came after. [New Commentary] Fuminori Nakamura
``I'' is a boy who does not feel attracted to women, yearns for a bloody death, and is troubled by his own sexual orientation. As the sound of military boots grows louder, he meets his classmate's younger sister, is loved by her, and is intoxicated by what appears to be happiness, but the moment his lips meet hers, he says, ``I understand everything. I must escape as soon as possible.'' --. What amazing state did the boy reach? An elegant yet scandalous sexual autobiography in which he put himself on the guillotine.
At the end of the book, there are detailed notes on terminology, historical background, etc., explanations by Shoichi Saeki, Tsuneyoshi Fukuda, and Fuminori Nakamura, and a chronology.
[From the beginning of the text]
For a long time, I insisted that I had seen the scene when I was born. Every time he said this, the adults laughed, and in the end, thinking that they were being made fun of, they looked at this pale, childish face with a hint of hatred in their eyes. If this happened to be said in front of a guest with whom she was not familiar, my grandmother, worried that she might be thought of as an idiot, interrupted her in a harsh voice and told her to go over there and play. . ...("Chapter 1")
Yukio Mishima (1925-1970)
Born in Tokyo. Real name: Kimitake Hiraoka. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo in 1947, he worked at the Ministry of Finance, but quit after nine months and began writing. In 1949, he published his first novel, ``Confessions of a Mask,'' and established himself as a writer. His major works include ``Shiosai'' (Shinchosha Literary Award) in 1954, ``Kinkakuji'' (Yomiuri Literary Award) in 1956, and ``Marquise de Sade'' (2065) (Art Festival Award). On November 25, 1970, after finishing the final draft of Volume 4 of The Sea of ??Fertility, ``The Five Declines of Tenjin'', he committed suicide at the Self-Defense Forces Ichigaya Garrison. Mishima literature has been translated into foreign languages ??and is loved all over the world.
Yukio Mishima (Author)
Publisher: Shinchosha; New edition (2020/10/28)
Release date: 2020/10/28
Language: Japanese
>Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 4101050406
ISBN-13: 978-4101050409
Dimensions: 14.8 x 10.5 x 2 cm
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