Query: Japanese LGBT novels, Shueisha novels, or novels by Yukio Mishima
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Kafka on the Shore
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
After the Banquet
Runaway Horses
Silk and Insight
Life for Sale
The Sound of Waves
The Decay of the Angel
Quicksand (Tanizaki novel)
Forbidden Colors
Kitchen (novel)
The Temple of Dawn
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Thirst for Love
Kurozuka (novel)
Confessions of a Mask
The Frolic of the Beasts
Kyōko no Ie
Spring Snow
Evidence from documents: Kafka on the Shore: ; Oshima : A 21-year-old, intellectual, haemophiliac, and gay transgender man.
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea: '''''The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea''''' (, meaning ''The Afternoon Towing'') is a novel written by Yukio Mishima, published in Japanese in 1963 and translated into English by John Nathan in 1965.
After the Banquet: '''''After the Banquet''''' (, ''Utage no Ato'') is a 1960 novel by Yukio Mishima.
Runaway Horses: novel by Yukio Mishima
Silk and Insight: is a 1964 novel by the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
Life for Sale: novel by Yukio Mishima
The Sound of Waves: is a 1954 novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima.
The Decay of the Angel: a novel by Yukio Mishima
Quicksand (Tanizaki novel): '''''Quicksand''''', originally published in Japan as , is a novel by the Japanese author Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. It was written in serial format between 1928 and 1930 for the magazine ''Kaizō''. The last of Tanizaki's major novels translated into English, it concerns a four-way bisexual love affair between upper-crust denizens of Osaka.
The Japanese title, ''Manji'', refers to the four-pronged Buddhist swastika, a symbol of the four lovers. The English title refers to the destructive cycle of obsession and jealousy faced by the four main characters.
The story is narrated by Sonoko Kakiuchi, a young woman from Osaka. At the start of the novel she lives comfortably with her husband Kotaro, and attends art classes at a local women's school. Rumors spread around the school that Sonoko is having a lesbian affair with another student, the beautiful young Mitsuko. Sonoko finds herself drawn to Mitsuko, though she barely knows her, and she proceeds to forge a friendship with her. Soon, she invites Mitsuko to her house to pose nude for her figure drawing. Mitsuko agrees, but insists on covering herself with a sheet. The sexual tension comes to a head when Sonoko rips the sheet away, thus sealing her infatuation. The two begin a fiery affair.
Forbidden Colors: by the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima
Kitchen (novel): Eriko is a beautiful woman who we learn was a man. We learn her name was Yuji and we learn about how she was married to Yuchi's mother who pasted when he was young.
The Temple of Dawn: is the third novel in the Sea of Fertility tetralogy by the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion: is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima.
Thirst for Love: '''''Thirst for Love''''' (or 愛の渇き, Ai no Kawaki) is a 1950 novel by the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
Kurozuka (novel): A manga adaptation was illustrated by and it was serialized in the seinen manga magazine ''Oh Super Jump'' starting in 2003 by Shueisha and ended in December 2006.
The Frolic of the Beasts: is a 1961 novel by Yukio Mishima.
Kyōko no Ie: ("Kyoko's House") is a 1959 novel by the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
Spring Snow: a novel by Yukio Mishima, the first in his Sea of Fertility tetralogy. It was published serially in ''Shinchō'' from 1965 to 1967, and then in book form in 1969. Mishima did extensive research, including visits to Enshō-ji in Nara, to prepare for the novel.