Star / by Yukio Mishima ; translated by Sam Bett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970, author.

Contributor:

Bett, Sam, 1986- translator.

Standardized Title:

Sutā. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Fame--Fiction.

Fame.

Social perception.

Actors--Fiction.

Actors.

Social perception--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Autobiographical fiction.

Fictional autobiographies.

Physical Description:

94 pages ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New Directions, 2019.

Summary:

All eyes are upon Rikio. And he likes it, mostly. His fans cheer from a roped-off section, screaming and yelling to attract his attention--they would kill for a moment alone with him. Finally the director sets up the shot, the camera begins to roll, someone yells "action"; Rikio, for a moment, transforms into another being, a hardened young yakuza, but as soon as the shot is finished, he slumps back into his own anxieties and obsessions. Being a star, constantly performing, being watched and scrutinized as if under a microscope, is often a drag. But so is life. Written shortly after Yukio Mishima himself had acted in the film "Afraid to Die," this novella is a rich and unflinching psychological portrait of a celebrity coming apart at the seams. With exquisite, vivid prose, Star begs the question: is there any escape from how we are seen by others?

Other Format:

Online version: Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970 author. Star

ISBN:

9780811228428

0811228428

OCLC:

1042352043