Confessions of a Mask
by Yukio Mishima
Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima
A young man describes the elaborate social disguise he builds around desires he feels compelled to hide. A narrator looks back on childhood and youth shaped by attraction to men and pressure to appear conventionally masculine. He studies social behavior and attempts relationships that might make his public identity convincing. Mishima explores the emotional cost of concealment through a searching account of desire, performance, and self-division.
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Confessions of a Mask
A narrator looks back on childhood and youth shaped by attraction to men and pressure to appear conventionally masculine. He studies social behavior and attempts relationships that might make his public identity convincing. Mishima explores the emotional cost of concealment through a searching account of desire, performance, and self-division.
Why read it?
A young man describes the elaborate social disguise he builds around desires he feels compelled to hide. Explore Concealed Desire, Social Performance and Identity in this book.
Edition details
- Author / creators: Yukio Mishima
- Publisher: New Directions
- Language: English
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 256
- Edition publication year: 1958
About the Author
Book Details
- Author
- Yukio Mishima
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 256
- Publication year
- 1958
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