A conversation with John Nathan, a biographer of Yukio Mishima, who translated the story “From the Wilderness” in this week’s ...

He pioneered a surrealistic narrative style in collaborations with dancers, artists and the author Yukio Mishima, with whom ...

Yukio Mishima is one of the most famous novelists of Japan and one ... he wanted to make himself as beautiful as possible before death. A couple of notable books that deal with themes of beauty, ...

Biopics, a.k.a. historical movies documenting the life of a real person—can struggle under the weight of expectations and volume, since they might be covering years or decades of events that ...

Simon Thompson chronicles Francis Ford Coppola’s career purgatory post-Apocalypse Now, as the filmmaker flitted between exile and embrace by the mainstream Hollywood studios… Francis Ford Coppola’s ...

A new selection of Yukio Mishima (author of Spring Snow and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea) short stories from the 1960s—his final decade—Voices of the Fallen Heroes offers a unique ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Ursula Le Guin has written 22 books, including several classic novels as well as fantasy novels aimed at young adults. The books on this ...

By Catherine Hong John Adams reviews “Every Valley,” Charles King’s new book about the artistic, social and political forces surrounding one of the greatest pieces of music ever created.