The Life and Death of Yukio Mishima, Paperback - Henry Scott Stokes

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Novelist, playwright, film actor, martial artist, and political commentator, Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) was arguably the most famous person in Japan at the time of his death. Henry Scott Stokes, one of Mishimas closest friends, was the only non-Japanese allowed to attend the trial of the men involved in Mishimas spectacular suicide. In this insightful and empathetic look at the writer, Stokes guides the reader through the milestones of Mishimas meteoric and eclectic career and delves into the artists major works and themes. This biography skillfully and compassionately illuminates the achievements and disquieting ideas of a brilliant and deeply troubled man, an artist of whom Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata had said, A writer of Mishimas caliber comes along only once every two or three hundred years.About the AuthorHenry Scott Stokes is a noted journalist who has worked for both the New York Times and the London Times. Most recently, he has edited an anthology entitled The Kwangju Uprising: Eyewitness Press Accounts of Koreas Tiananmen. He lives in Tokyo.

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