Also listing several thousand other books 【 #SaltyBooksStore 】 Table of Contents = #See photos after the 2nd image Thank you for your patronage. Please consider these used books for reading purposes. In addition to this, I also have novels, philosophical books, humanities books, entertainment, science fiction, mysteries, and old magazines for sale. #202509 #PostwarJapaneseLiterature #PurpleBookshelf #DarknessOfTheHeart #ShortStoryCollection #JapaneseStudies #LiteraryMaster 【Content Introduction】 A complete fusion of Eros and great cause――. A collection of selected masterpieces of short stories, including the fateful short story "Patriotism," which encapsulates that aesthetic. Since publishing "The Forest in Full Bloom," a work depicting the ennui of a young boy at the age of sixteen, the author has used various techniques and a perfect style to create a solid world of short stories. This collection is a selection of works personally chosen and commented on by the author. It includes 13 stories, such as "Excerpts from the Philosophical Diary Left by a Murderer in the Middle Ages," "The Boy Who Writes Poetry," "The Sea and the Sunset," and "Patriotism," which contain the seeds of the author's lifelong literary themes and pressing issues. Yukio Mishima 1925-1970. Born in Tokyo. From the first and second grades of elementary school, he began publishing poems and haiku in the elementary school magazine "Kozakura." His real name was Kimitake Hiraoka. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo in '47 (Showa 22), he worked for the Ministry of Finance but resigned after 9 months and began writing. In '49, he published his first original novel, "Confessions of a Mask," and established himself as a writer. His major works include "The Sound of the Waves" ('54, Shinchosha Literary Award), "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion" ('56, Yomiuri Literary Award), and "Madame de Sade" ('65, Arts Festival Award). On November 25, '70, after completing the final manuscript of the fourth volume of "The Sea of Fertility," "The Decay of the Angel," he committed suicide at the Self-Defense Forces' Ichigaya Camp. Mishima's literature has been translated into various foreign languages and is read worldwide.