{"product_id":"star-by-yukio-mishima","title":"Star By Yukio Mishima","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: 04\/04\/2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: Fiction - Japan - Japanese Literature - Short Stories - Classics - Novella - Literary Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA haunting novella of fame and disillusionment by a Japanese literary icon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eyakuza\u003c\/i\u003e, but as soon as the shot is finished, he slumps back into his own anxieties and obsessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten shortly after Yukio Mishima himself had acted in the film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfraid to Die\u003c\/i\u003e, this novella is a rich and unflinching psychological portrait of a celebrity coming apart at the seams as the absurdity of his existence comes sharply into focus. With exquisite, vivid prose,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegs the question: is there ever any escape from how we are seen by others?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"publisher-information\" class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePenguin Books Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9780241383476\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e96\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e160\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e112\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e65 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish (Language of text), Japanese (Original language of a translated text)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53324921143609,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/9780241383476-jacket-large.webp?v=1779692251","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/star-by-yukio-mishima","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}