Mishima, Yukio 1925-1970

The temple of the golden pavilion by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
164 editions published between 1956 and 2010 in 17 languages and held by 1,962 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 )
90 editions published between 1968 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 1,962 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 sound of waves by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
122 editions published between 1952 and 2009 in 15 languages and held by 1,846 libraries worldwide
Ugly gossip threatens a young couple in a Japanese fishing village.

The sailor who fell from grace with the sea by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
101 editions published between 1199 and 2008 in 19 languages and held by 1,765 libraries worldwide
Explores an adolescent's response to his mother's love affair with a handsome visitor to Yokohama.

The decay of the angel by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
54 editions published between 1971 and 2007 in 10 languages and held by 1,541 libraries worldwide
During the last years of his life, Honda adopts an orphaned boy and teaches him about Japanese society and tradition.

Runaway horses by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
47 editions published between 1969 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 1,535 libraries worldwide

The temple of dawn by 三島由紀夫 ( Book )
56 editions published between 1969 and 2007 in 10 languages and held by 1,533 libraries worldwide
A young man expends his spirit in the obsessive pursuit of a beautiful woman and a passionate search for mystical enlightement.

After the banquet by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
66 editions published between 1960 and 2008 in 10 languages and held by 1,422 libraries worldwide

Death in midsummer, and other stories by 三島由紀夫 ( Book )
22 editions published between 1966 and 2002 in English and French and held by 1,414 libraries worldwide

Confessions of a mask by Yukio Mishima ( Book )
114 editions published between 1949 and 2009 in 15 languages and held by 1,399 libraries worldwide
This book is one of the classics 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.