Confessions of a Mask by MISHIMA, Yukio - 1958

"In 'Confessions of a Mask', a literary artist of delicate sensibility and startling candor has chosen to write for the few rather than the many" (The New York Times). Fine First English language edition of Mishima's tale of a young Japanese adolescent boy tormented by his burgeoning attraction to men, "wandering between two worlds, one dead, The other powerless to be born." An unread copy -- no writings or markings of any kind -- in a complete, unclipped original jacket with only minor edgewear. Book #Pv5b167. $188. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.