Any confrontation between weak, flabby flesh and death seem… - Yukio Mishima

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Any confrontation between weak, flabby flesh and death seemed to me absurdly inappropriate

Yukio Mishima

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Yukio Mishima (January 14, 1925 – November 25, 1970) was the pen name of Kimitake Hiraoka, a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, film director, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai.

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Pen Names: 榊山保 • 三島由紀夫

Native Name: 三島由紀夫 • 平岡公威

Alternative Names: Mishima Yukio • Kimitake Hiraoka • Hiraoka Kimitake

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Any confrontation between weak, flabby flesh and death seemed to me absurdly inappropriate - Yukio Mishima

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