Mishima

 I read Mishima in prison, finally, He was the first Japanese writer I heard of - his death made the American news when I was a kid. Also, before reading his works, I saw the movie The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea. That left me entranced and very confused.

I have written elsewhere on here about Mishima. Of the Japanese writers, my favorites are Kenzaburo Oe and Mishima. Both present a culture different from ours; both present ideas of how to use the novel's form.

Write Conscious has come up often in my YouTube feed, I have posted several of his posts here. He is quite the fan of Mishima. 

I cannot say I find his argument quite convincing, albeit the idea of spirituality appeals strongly to me. I certainly do not think that reading 2000 pages of Mishima in a week is a good idea. 

There is an intensity to Mishima that might be too much, and there is a grace that, I think, needs to be savored.

Where I agree with Write Conscious is you need to read Mishima.

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