seanfarrell 's review for:

Sun & Steel by Yukio Mishima

4.0

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Yukio Mishima is a polarizing figure. A strong advocate for Japanese nationalism, Mishima records here his transformation from a bookish grade-schooler to a physical culturist, triggered by a trip to Greece where he encountered the real and concrete example of early Greek aesthetics in the form of architecture and statuary. To Mishima, the physical development of the individual was a way to express national identity and embody Japanese heritage and agency.