i'm starting to get into Yukio Mishima.
has anyone else read his books? there's something about Russian and Japanese authors that i've always felt a deep connection with.
anyhoo, i'm currently reading Mishima's, confessions of a mask, and i'm thoroughly enjoying it. some say that it's highly autobiographical, and after doing some research on mishima, i truly feel it is. and with that being said, it's clear that he was gay. it's interesting because as the "character" in the book recounts his childhood and some of the homosexual thoughts and feelings he had, it brought me back to my own experiences while growing up. i started to remember all the different emotions and thoughts i had completely forgotten about, and it made me wonder how i survived growing up.
i like his writing, it's simple and fluid, yet still manages to show the complexity of the inner dialogue that the character struggles with.
aside from mishima, there's nothing special going on in my life that is worth mentioning here.
blahh.
I think I read the book about 10 years ago after a Japanese movie based on the story came out. It was quite interesting but I don't recall much of the details.
ReplyDeleteYou do read weird stuff!! :-)
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