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Confessions of a Mask tells the story of Kochan, an adolescent boy tormented by his burgeoning attraction to men: he wants to be "normal." Kochan is meek-bodied, and unable to participate in the more athletic activities of his classmates. He begins to notice his growing attraction... Read Full Overview

Confessions of a Mask tells the story of a Japanese boy's development towards a homosexual identity during and after the Second World War. In narrating his progress from an isolated childhood through adolescence to manhood, he exposes his inner life, full of repressed... Read Full Overview

"《假面的告白》是日本作家三岛由纪夫的成名作，同时也是其首部自传体小说，发表于1949年。小说首先叙述"我"的出生和家庭状况，而后将读者引入"我"五岁时光怪陆离的内心世界，进而描写"我"青春期大胆的心理。"我"对天生的孱弱感到羞愧，恋慕强健而富于野性的体魄，立志进行精神上的自我锻炼，但肉体的成长总令人不满。战时，"我"怀着尝试恋爱的心态接近异性，终于和同学之妹园子恋爱，却因为感到自己能力不足而导致关系结束。战后，园子与别人结婚，但"我"却试图仍与她偷偷约会，尝试完全舍弃肉欲的精神恋爱。

《假面的告白》通过倒错的内向型自白来对内心进行理智的探索，从一种社会心理的压抑出发，来对抗传统的道德、秩序和价值观的束缚。作品的特色在于内外交错、不拘泥于事实，完全凭主人公的意识轨迹构成。三岛由纪夫的"假面"与"告白"的矛盾同一性集合在文字中，青春、纤弱、敏感、充血、恶习等蕴含其中，字里行间充满了自我检视、体验、解剖、省思的勇敢，坦诚面对内心的"恶魔"，以及敞开自我、面对自我、剖析自我的勇气和决心。

There is only youth, only light, only beauty, only joy. My heart suddenly became intoxicated with happiness at this moment. Since the end is not far away, I should perform even harder in the mask show for myself. "This novel is like Mishima's private diary left in the world."... Read Full Overview