by Yukio Mishima · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070374557
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«Confession d’un masque» is the novel by Yukio Mishima published by Folio in French, in paperback format (256 pages).
Narrated in the first person, the novel follows a young Japanese man from childhood to adolescence in Japan in the 1930s and 1940s. Kochan feels different from an early age: his homosexual desires, which he discovers through fascinations with classmates and morbid images, clash with a deeply conformist society. To fit in, he pretends to be attracted to girls and even courts Sonoko, the sister of a friend, in a game that only brings him suffering. The work, with a marked autobiographical tone, explores identity, sexuality and social pressure.
A work of autobiographical inspiration, originally published in 1949. The novel, translated into French by Renée Villoteau, is part of the Folio collection.
Kimitake Hiraoka, known by his pen name Yukio Mishima, was a Japanese novelist, playwright, short story writer, actor, martial artist, model, and the leader of an attempted coup d'état that culminated in his seppuku. He is considered one of the most important postwar stylists of the Japanese language.
