My Friend Hitler: And Other Plays

by Yukio Mishima

Book Overview

Though best known for his novels, Yukio Mishima published more than sixty plays, almost all of which were produced during his lifetime. Among them are kabuki plays and others inspired by No dramas--two types used in classical Japanese theater. Of play-writing Mishima once observed, "I started writing dramas just as water flows toward a lower place. In me, the topography of dramas seems to be situated far below that of novels. It seems to be in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231126336
• ISBN13: 9780231126335
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"