Ian Buruma contemplates Yukio Mishima’s violent death alongside a new collection of short stories by the writer, “Voices of the Fallen Heroes,” edited by Stephen Dodd.

THE FROLIC OF THE BEASTS By Yukio Mishima Translated by Andrew Clare 166 pp. Vintage International. Paper, $15. This short novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of the 20th century was ...

Yukio Mishima, trans. from the Japanese by Andrew Clare. Vintage, $16 trade paper (176p) ISBN 978-0-525-43415-3 Originally published in 1961, this luridly propulsive novel from Mishima ...

The Frolic of the Beasts, by Yukio Mishima, Translated by Andrew Clare. 176 pages In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.

Yukio Mishima, trans. from the Japanese by Stephen Dodd. Vintage, $16.95 trade paper (192p) ISBN 978-0-525-56514-7 This 1968 pulp novel from Mishima (The Frolic of the Beasts) is a slapstick ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Like many great and prolific writers, Yukio Mishima divided his time. His best novels, including ...

Before this point, I was beginning to think that Yukio Mishima was only capable of one type of novel — that is, the angsty, pissed off, young male protagonist in search of self-destruction.

Considering Yukio Mishima's reputation, it seems odd that a book as innocuous as 'After the Banquet' could have had such an impact. The novel tells the story of Kazu, the owner of a restaurant ...

It is hard to imagine the brilliant novelist Yukio Mishima taking a driving test, but he did in 1962, eight years before his sensational ritual suicide. At the somewhat mature age of 37, the man ...

Sunday book pick: Yukio Mishima’s novel ‘After the Banquet’ presents the tomb that is marriage Originally published in Japan as ‘Utage No Oto’ in 1960, it was translated by Donald Keene ...