← Mishima YukioThe Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Seaby Mishima YukioNovella of adolescent boys seeking absolute truth through nihilistic violenceFind on Amazon↗About the authorMishima YukioOne of the most controversial figures in modern Japanese literature, known for his aestheticism, nationalism, and theatrical suicide. His tetralogy The Sea of Fertility is a sweeping meditation on beauty and destruction.More by Mishima YukioThe Sea of FertilityTetralogy exploring reincarnation, beauty, and decay across decades→The Temple of the Golden PavilionPortrait of a young man destroyed by beauty and consumed by obsession→Confessions of a MaskConfessional narrative exploring homosexual desire and cultural alienation→