All eyes are on Rikio. And he likes it, mostly. His fans cheer, 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?
Author: Yukio Mishima
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 04/30/2019
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.2lbs
Size: 7.00h x 4.40w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780811228428
Language: English
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