Yukio Mishima
Also known as Mishima Yukio, Kimitake Hiraoka, Hiraoka Kimitake
Japanese author (1925–1970)
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Yukio Mishima was a prominent Japanese author and playwright who lived from 1925 to 1970 and is considered one of the most important literary figures of twentieth-century Japan. He matters because his novels and plays—which explored themes of beauty, tradition, and the conflict between modern and classical Japanese culture—have had lasting influence on world literature and continue to be widely read and studied.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 14 January 1925
- Died
- 25 November 1970
- Works
- 505
Top works
- Obras Maestras Del Japón Tomo II
- 沈める瀧
- Chiều hôm lỡ chuyến
- 不道徳教育講座
- 葉隱入門
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- Group
- Origin
- Spain
- Active from
- 1999
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Japanese name Kanji平岡 公威 Hiraganaひらおか きみたけ
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1925 births1970 deaths1970s coups d'état1970 suicides20th-century Japanese dramatists and playwrights20th-century Japanese essayists20th-century Japanese LGBTQ people20th-century Japanese male actors20th-century Japanese novelists20th-century Japanese poets20th-century Japanese short story writers20th-century pseudonymous writers