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“Haruie guardava gli astri spuntare a uno a uno e, perso nell'incanto della contemplazione dimenticò la tristezza, dimenticò di essere un fuggitivo. Le stelle dopo un po' cominciarono a luccicare debolmente dentro di lui e ricamarono nel suo cuore un tessuto scintillante.”

Quote by Yukio Mishima

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La foresta in fiore

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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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