Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima was the writer's name used by  was a Japanese writer, poet, playwright, actor and film director.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mishima Yukio" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 640. One of his close friends was Yasunari Kawabata. On November 25, 1970, he tried to make a coup d'état for military force but in vain and killed himself via seppuku.

Early life
Mishima studied at the elite . When he was child, he stuttered.

In 1941, Mishima wrote his first notable story.  In , he described a feeling that his ancestors lived within him.

Mishima graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1947.

Career
Mishima worked in the Japanese Ministry of Finance.  At the same time, he was writing.Shabecoff, Philip.  "Mishima: A Man Torn Between Two Worlds," New York Times. November 26, 1970; retrieved 2012-6-8.

In 1949, he published his first major novel, Confessions of a mask.

Selected works
In a summary based on writings by and about Yukio Mishima, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 1,700+ works in 4,400+ publications in 40+ languages and 56,600+ library holdings. WorldCat Identities: Mishima, Yukio 1925-1970; retrieved 2012-6-8.
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 Confessions of a mask, 1949
 The sound of waves, 1952
 The temple of the golden pavilion by Yukio Mishima, 1956
 The sailor who fell from grace with the sea, 1959
 After the banquet, 1960
 Death in midsummer, and other stories, 1966
 Spring snow, 1968
 Runaway horses, 1969
 The temple of dawn, 1969
 The decay of the angel, 1971

References

Other websites

 Books and Writers bio 
 Mishima chronology, with links

Category:1925 births
Category:1970 deaths
Category:Japanese novelists
Category:Japanese poets
Category:Writers from Tokyo