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Yukio Mishima

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Also known as Mishima Yukio, Kimitake Hiraoka, Hiraoka Kimitake

Japanese author (1925–1970)

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Yukio Mishima was a prominent Japanese author and playwright who lived from 1925 to 1970 and is considered one of the most important literary figures of twentieth-century Japan. He matters because his novels and plays—which explored themes of beauty, tradition, and the conflict between modern and classical Japanese culture—have had lasting influence on world literature and continue to be widely read and studied.

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Instance of: human
Named after: snow
Gender: male
Citizenship: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo
Place of death: Tokyo
Occupation: short story writer
Languages spoken: Japanese
Native language: Japanese
Religion: Yamato-damashii
Notable work: Madame de Sade
Field of work: poetry
Genre: essay
Movement: Postmodernism
Record label: King Records
Sport: karate
Image: Yukio Mishima, 1955 (cropped 850×950 px).jpg
Height: 163
Number of children: 2
Work location: Japan
Significant event: Mishima incident

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cause of death: seppuku
Commons category: Yukio Mishima
date of birth: 1925-01-14
date of death: 1970-11-25
topic's main category: Category:Yukio Mishima
described by source: UbuWeb
manner of death: Suicide
name in kana: みしまゆきお
Commons Creator page: Mishima Yukio
place of burial: Tama Cemetery
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
name in native language: 平岡公威
pseudonym: 三島由紀夫
start of work period: 1944-00-00
writing language: Japanese
birth name: 平岡公威
end of work period: 1970-11-25
time period: 20th century
influenced by: Jean Racine
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
member of: Tatenokai
present in work: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
significant place: Yasuda Auditorium
ethnic group: Japanese people
hashtag: 三島由紀夫
topic has template: Template:Yukio Mishima
sexual orientation: bisexuality

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Japanese name Kanji平岡公威 Hiraganaひらおかきみたけ

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