{"product_id":"mishima-a-biography-9780306809774","title":"Mishima: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Nathan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt forty-five, Yukio Mishima was the outstanding Japanese writer of his generation, celebrated both at home and abroad for \u003ci\u003eThe Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1970 he startled the world by stepping out onto a balcony in Tokyo before an assembly of troops and plunging a sword into his abdomen; a disciple then beheaded him, completing the ritual of hara-kiri. John Nathan's riveting biography traces the life of this tortured, nearly superhuman personality. Mishima survived a grotesque childhood, and subsequently his sadomasochistic impulses became manifest -- as did an increasing obsession with death as the supreme beauty. Nathan, who knew Mishima professionally and personally, interviewed family, colleagues, and friends to unmask the various -- often seemingly contradictory -- personae of the genius who felt called by \"a glittering destiny no ordinary man would be permitted.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355737514135,"sku":"9780306809774","price":2553.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780306809774.webp?v=1767308976","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mishima-a-biography-9780306809774","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}