Description
A provocative meditation on the relationship between language, the body, and action, this work traces a writer’s pursuit of physical strength as a counterpoint to the abstract world of words. Through reflections on bodybuilding, martial arts, discipline, beauty, and mortality, it explores the tension between thought and lived experience. Combining autobiography, cultural criticism, and philosophical inquiry, the book offers a striking portrait of artistic identity and the search for meaning through the body. Its intensely personal, lyrical style makes it both a compelling self-examination and a challenging examination of postwar Japanese values.
Available Editions
paperback
Kodansha International
Published Apr 9, 2003
108 pages
ISBN: 9784770029034
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Details
First Published
1968
Language
eng
Translation
From: jpn
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Sun and Steel by Yukio Mishima.