Mishima, Yukio
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...His original name was Kimitake Hiraoka and he was born into a samurai family. Mishima wrote novels, short stories, essays, and...Society practiced physical fitness and the ancient arts of the samurai, e.g., karate and swordsmanship, attempting to return...