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Confessions of a Mask (Penguin Modern Classics)

Yukio Mishima
4.9/5 (10899 ratings)
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Description:'There is in this world a kind of desire like stinging pain'A Japanese teenager is overcome with longing for his male classmate. He imagines his body punctured with arrows, like the body of St Sebastian in the painting that obsesses him. Over and over again, each night in his private fantasies, the objects of his lust are tortured, killed and maimed. But, in the rigid world of imperial wartime Japan there is no place for such transgressive desires. He must wear a false mask and hide his true nature, whatever the cost.'A terrific and astringent work of beauty' The Times Literary Supplement'Mishima is lucid in the midst of emotional confusion, funny in the midst of despair' Christopher Isherwood'Never has a "confession" been freer from self-pity' Sunday TimesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Confessions of a Mask (Penguin Modern Classics). To get started finding Confessions of a Mask (Penguin Modern Classics), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
313
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PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
N/A
Release
1949
ISBN
1802064621

Confessions of a Mask (Penguin Modern Classics)

Yukio Mishima
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: 'There is in this world a kind of desire like stinging pain'A Japanese teenager is overcome with longing for his male classmate. He imagines his body punctured with arrows, like the body of St Sebastian in the painting that obsesses him. Over and over again, each night in his private fantasies, the objects of his lust are tortured, killed and maimed. But, in the rigid world of imperial wartime Japan there is no place for such transgressive desires. He must wear a false mask and hide his true nature, whatever the cost.'A terrific and astringent work of beauty' The Times Literary Supplement'Mishima is lucid in the midst of emotional confusion, funny in the midst of despair' Christopher Isherwood'Never has a "confession" been freer from self-pity' Sunday TimesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Confessions of a Mask (Penguin Modern Classics). To get started finding Confessions of a Mask (Penguin Modern Classics), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
313
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
N/A
Release
1949
ISBN
1802064621

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