Where to start with Yukio Mishima?
At the base of the shaft.
>>8104749
I've read the Temple of the golden pavilion and confessions of a mask and I liked the temple much more
the sailor who fell from grace with the sea
>>8104749
I'm finishing the last few chapters of Spring Snow as we speak. Beautifully written. Definitely recommend it.
>>8105643
But we can't read japanese
by the end. so just kill yourself.
>>8105714
why arent shitposters getting banned?
Not on this board.
Fuck off to /pol/.
>>8106744
Mishima's novels are actually great art. I've read quite a few bookies and he's among my top 5 favorite authors
>>8106761
This is like a rapist telling me that some white men did good things.
Fuck off.
>>8104752
Show me your guts and I'll show you mine
>>8104749
In order to understand Mishima and the prevalent themes of his writing, you need to watch or read a biography of him. Then I'd read A Sailor who Fell From Grace
>>8104749
Here comrade.
I thought Patriotism was a good short read to get started with
DEEP DARK FANTASY
>>8106846
skip The Sound of Waves
it's Mishima-lite
>>8106846
Thanks m8
>>8106846
>Mfw I read Sun and Steel looking for fitness tips, and get nothing but philosophy
>>8106803
This desu. Start with a biography, then pick a book. I started with The Temple of the Golden Pavilion.
>>8108536
Kekked hard.
I remember feeling the same when I decided to start working out.
>>8106803
What about reading "Sun and Steel"?
I've heard it's quite biographical and he explains his core philosophy and ideas of death.
>>8104752
lol
>>8106803
I don't think this is necessary. His philosophy becomes rather concrete after you read a couple of his books. Perhaps not so much his early novels but his later ones much more so. In fact you could learn most of what you need to know by just reading the first two books of his tetralogy. It's not like it's a complex philosophy.
