Mishima the drowning empire Have you ever wondered why

Have you ever wondered why we stop to watch the orange glow that arrives before sunset

if somewhat demented

Morecraft was rushing to leave for vacation and too macho to bother following standard safety procedures when performing a late night repair job

and boldness in love and art—even in the face of hardship and heartbreak

Mishima the drowning empire Have you ever wondered whyAt forty five, Yukio Mishima was the outstanding Japanese writer of his generation, celebrated both at home and abroad for The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea. In 1970 he startled the world by stepping out onto a balcony in Tokyo before an assembly of troops and plunging a sword into his abdomen; a disciple then beheaded him, completing the ritual of hara kiri. John Nathan's riveting biography traces the life of this tortured, nearly