About this episode

This episode features an interview with Akutagawa-winner Keiichiro Hirano discussing his life, work, and the influence of Yukio Mishima.

For the first time ever, RJL brings you information from an interview with a Japanese author—Akutagawa-winner Keiichiro Hirano. This episode takes up his life and work, the influence of Yukio Mishima on his fiction, and his most-recently-translated novel, Eclipse. CW: attempted suicide in a discussion of Yukio Mishima's The Temple of the Golden Pavilion Notes and sources on the episode page. Transcript available. Let RJL know what you think! (Contact us through the website if you w...

People in this episode

Host: Alison Fincher

Guest: Keiichiro Hirano

Topics covered

• Japanese literature
• author interview
• Keiichiro Hirano
• Yukio Mishima
• literary influence
• Akutagawa Prize

Keywords

• Keiichiro Hirano
• Yukio Mishima
• Eclipse
• The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
• Japanese literature
• Akutagawa Prize
• author interview

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Eclipse, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

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