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“Young people get the foolish idea that what is new for them must be new for everybody else too. No matter how unconventional they get, they're just repeating what others before them have done.”

Quote by Yukio Mishima

Work

After The Banquet

This book delves into the complexities of human relationships and political machinations that unfold in the aftermath of a grand banquet. The narrative likely examines the dynamics of power struggles and hidden agendas among the characters present at the event. more

Author

Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima was a Japanese author and playwright, a prominent figure in post-war Japanese literature. His works, characterized by a fusion of traditional Japanese aesthetics and modernist techniques, often explored themes of tradition, ritual, and the samurai code. more

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