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Confessions of a Mask: Yukio Mishima's work that established his literary reputation
Confessions of a Mask: Yukio Mishima's work that established his literary reputation
Yukio Mishima , Liu Ziqian Liu Ziqian 译
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Only youth, only brilliance, only splendor, only bliss.
At such a moment, my heart is suddenly intoxicated with happiness.
The curtain call is not far off,
And the masquerade I perform for myself should be more earnest.
"This novel is like a private diary Mishima left to the world."
★Mishima Yukio's breakthrough work that established his literary standing★
★Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, a masterpiece that shaped Mishima's lifelong creative foundation
★The strong autobiographical color of this book is an important basis for studying Mishima's literary and aesthetic views
★Japanese literary master Kawabata Yasunari praised it: "The hope of the 1950s."
★Veteran Japanese literary translator Liu Ziqian meticulously recreates the original, leading readers to glimpse Mishima's gorgeous, poetic, and delicate language beauty with precise prose
Confessions of a Mask, published in 1949, is Mishima's semi-autobiographical novel and laid the creative foundation for his entire literary career. The book, in the first person, describes the protagonist's growth confession from birth to youth, and the events depicted in the book are largely drawn from Mishima's own experiences.
In the book, "I" boldly examines my adolescent psychosexuality, the brewing, doubt, and development of paraphilic consciousness, and my death fantasies radiating a martyr-like splendor. From childhood, whether it was a night-soil collector in dark blue tights, a soldier smelling of sweat, or a murdered prince in a fairy tale, all awakened "my" sensual desires. During the war, "I" approached the opposite sex, Sonoko, with the intention of trying to fall in love, but felt no sexual desire for her. The text deeply explores the debate about the essence of love and the struggle to hide one's vulnerability...
When others thought I was acting,
It was actually my expression of wanting to return to my true nature;
And the me that seemed natural in others' eyes,
Was actually when I was acting.
Confessions of a Mask is Mishima Yukio's breakthrough work. Upon its publication, it caused a sensation in the Japanese literary world and received widespread critical acclaim. Mishima thus rose to become a prominent new star in literature. The book's extreme imitation of love and sexual desire; beauty and death; body worship and blood; pathological weakness and masculinity not only depicts the source of Mishima's romantic aesthetics but also reveals the conflicts and contradictions inherent in Mishima's personality, running through his literary creations. Confessions of a Mask is not only his most important confession but also the core of his aesthetics, and it ushered in a new chapter in the history of 20th-century literature.
At such a moment, my heart is suddenly intoxicated with happiness.
The curtain call is not far off,
And the masquerade I perform for myself should be more earnest.
"This novel is like a private diary Mishima left to the world."
★Mishima Yukio's breakthrough work that established his literary standing★
★Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, a masterpiece that shaped Mishima's lifelong creative foundation
★The strong autobiographical color of this book is an important basis for studying Mishima's literary and aesthetic views
★Japanese literary master Kawabata Yasunari praised it: "The hope of the 1950s."
★Veteran Japanese literary translator Liu Ziqian meticulously recreates the original, leading readers to glimpse Mishima's gorgeous, poetic, and delicate language beauty with precise prose
Confessions of a Mask, published in 1949, is Mishima's semi-autobiographical novel and laid the creative foundation for his entire literary career. The book, in the first person, describes the protagonist's growth confession from birth to youth, and the events depicted in the book are largely drawn from Mishima's own experiences.
In the book, "I" boldly examines my adolescent psychosexuality, the brewing, doubt, and development of paraphilic consciousness, and my death fantasies radiating a martyr-like splendor. From childhood, whether it was a night-soil collector in dark blue tights, a soldier smelling of sweat, or a murdered prince in a fairy tale, all awakened "my" sensual desires. During the war, "I" approached the opposite sex, Sonoko, with the intention of trying to fall in love, but felt no sexual desire for her. The text deeply explores the debate about the essence of love and the struggle to hide one's vulnerability...
When others thought I was acting,
It was actually my expression of wanting to return to my true nature;
And the me that seemed natural in others' eyes,
Was actually when I was acting.
Confessions of a Mask is Mishima Yukio's breakthrough work. Upon its publication, it caused a sensation in the Japanese literary world and received widespread critical acclaim. Mishima thus rose to become a prominent new star in literature. The book's extreme imitation of love and sexual desire; beauty and death; body worship and blood; pathological weakness and masculinity not only depicts the source of Mishima's romantic aesthetics but also reveals the conflicts and contradictions inherent in Mishima's personality, running through his literary creations. Confessions of a Mask is not only his most important confession but also the core of his aesthetics, and it ushered in a new chapter in the history of 20th-century literature.
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页数/Page: 256