Yukio Mishima
Japanese author, poet, playwright, and actor
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πBiography
Yukio Mishima was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, and film director. He is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century. His avant-garde work displayed a blending of modern and traditional aesthetics.
πMajor Works & Achievements
- β¦Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times
- β¦Wrote 'The Temple of the Golden Pavilion'
- β¦Wrote 'The Sea of Fertility' tetralogy
π¬Famous Quotes
"Perfect purity is possible if you turn your life into a line of poetry written with a splash of blood.
"Beauty is a terrible and awful truth.
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