Influential Japanese writer (1925–1970) who committed hara-kiri to protest the Westernization and military weakness of postwar Japan. His reactionary views, private “army,” and homosexuality made him one of the most controversial public figures in Japan and one of the most enigmatic geniuses of modern literature. Signed book: Young Samurai: Bodybuilders of Japan. First edition, first printing. Tokyo: John Weatherhill, Inc., 1966. Hardcover with dustjacket, 7.5 x 10.5, 75 pages. Signed and inscribed on an opening blank page, “To Yutaka, with the best wishes of Yukio Mishima, April 69.” In fine condition, with some scattered light wear and tear to dustjacket. RRAuction COA.
