Mishima the drowning empire most nearly tragic account we

most nearly tragic account we have of the failings and triumphs of leadership

if somewhat demented

but there is more danger in store for the citizens of Pollard before summer arrives

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

Arriving at a derelict spot in the California desert where the feds are unearthing bodies

Mishima the drowning empire most nearly tragic account weAt 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