Yukio Mishima Part 1: The Making of Mishima

<p>In this first episode of our series on the life and times of Yukio Mishima, we first take a look at the acclaimed Japanese author’s early life. Born Kimitake Hiraoka, we examine the circumstances that led to him becoming the critically acclaimed author and political activist history knows him as.</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/kaiserwillemii'>https://twitter.com/kaiserwillemii</a></p> <p>Like the show on Facebook: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/Historia-Dramatica-Podcast-105310634678354'>https://www.facebook.com/Historia-Dramatica-Podcast-105310634678354</a></p> <p>Email the show: <a href='mailto:historiadramaticapod@gmail.com'>historiadramaticapod@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Works Cited</p> <p>Inose, Naoki, and Hiroaki Sato. PERSONA: a Biography of Yukio Mishima. Stone Bridge Press, 2020.</p> <p>Nathan, John. Mishima: a Biography. Little, Brown, and Company, 1974.</p> <p>Stokes, Henry Scott. The Life and Death of Yukio Mishima. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995.</p> <p>Mishima, Yukio. Confessions of a Mask. New Directions, 1958.</p>