
01/14/2025
Today marks the centennial of Japanese master Yukio Mishima, born in 1925. In honor of the occasion, you can now read one of Mishima’s most beloved stories, “The Pearl,” on the ND blog.
Pictured are three New Directions editions of Mishima’s masterpiece CONFESSIONS OF A MASK, beginning with the hardcover 1958 edition and ending with the 2015 paperback.
Photo by Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos, 1970.