Mishima, Yukio 1925-1970

The temple of the golden pavilion by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
87 editions published between 1956 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,332 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The son of a poor rural priest becomes an acolyte at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Mizoguchi had built up an image of ideal beauty in his mind based on this Golden Pavilion; this ideal image causes him to feel disappointed in any supposed form of beauty, even the actual physical Golden Pavilion. He comes under the influence of Kashiwagi, a fellow student with a very bitter view of life

Spring snow by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
42 editions published between 1968 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 2,150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kiyoaki Matsugae's passionate and ill-fated love for the betrothed daughter of a Tokyo aristocrat brings him into disfavor at the Imperial Court

The sailor who fell from grace with the sea by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
56 editions published between 1965 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 2,022 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Explores an adolescent's response to his mother's love affair with a handsome visitor to Yokohama

The sound of waves by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
69 editions published between 1952 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The love story of two young people and the obstacles they must overcome living in a strict Japanese fishing village

Runaway horses by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
38 editions published between 1973 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,760 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Japan during the 1930s, a young man and his father discover they have conflicting views on patriotism, in a novel examining the nature of Japanese fanaticism in the years that led to war

After the banquet by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
90 editions published between 1960 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,661 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kazu, a leading figure in the entertainment world, is a woman blazing with vitality. She is the mistress of the Setsugoan Restaurant, a luxurious refuge for leading financiers, politicans, and diplomats

The decay of the angel by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
33 editions published between 1974 and 2001 in English and held by 1,656 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During the last years of his life, Honda adopts an orphaned boy and teaches him about Japanese society and tradition

The temple of dawn by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
37 editions published between 1970 and 2001 in English and held by 1,623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young man expends his spirit in the obsessive pursuit of a beautiful woman and a passionate search for mystical enlightement

Silk and insight a novel by Yukio Mishima ( )
8 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 1,559 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel on a strike at a silk plant in 1950s Japan, illustrating the true face of the much-touted Japanese paternalism. The company operated a network of spies and anyone falling ill was fired. The strike led to better working conditions throughout Japan

Confessions of a mask by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
56 editions published between 1958 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A classic of modern Japanese fiction. It is the story of an adolescent who must learn to live with the painful fact that he is unlike other young men. Mishima's protagonist discovers that he is becoming a homosexual in a polite, post-war Japan. To survive, he must live behind a mask of propriety