Books with title Confessions of a Pessimist

The story of a man coming to terms with his homosexuality in traditional Japanese society has become a modern classic.Confessions of a Mask tells the story of Kochan, an adolescent boy tormented by his burgeoning attraction to men: he wants to be “normal.” Kochan is meek-bodied, and unable to participate in the more athletic activities of his classmates. He begins to notice his growing attraction to some of the boys in his class, particularly the pubescent body of his friend Omi. To hide his homosexuality, he courts a woman, Sonoko, but this exacerbates his feelings for men. As news of the War reaches Tokyo, Kochan considers the fate of Japan and his place within its deeply rooted propriety. Confessions of a Mask reflects Mishima’s own coming of age in post-war Japan. Its publication in English―praised by Gore Vidal, James Baldwin, and Christopher Isherwood― propelled the young Yukio Mishima to international fame.

Seventeen and low self-esteem, Reuben has decided he can’t afford much hope. With an alcoholic mom, an absent dad, and a best friend who can’t determine if she loves him or not, Reuben barely manages to float above despair with a pessimistic sense of humor and music. The summer after his junior year of high school is no exception. Reuben doesn’t expect to win the Battle of the Bands he and his friends signed up for. He certainly doesn’t expect to form a friendship with the new kid. And when tragedy strikes amidst an already troubling summer, Reuben is forced to confront the fears he’s avoided all this time. Dive into the heart of an angst-filled teenage boy with this humorous and relatable story about finding truth and self-worth.

Seventeen and low self-esteem, Reuben has decided he can’t afford much hope. With an alcoholic mom, an absent dad, and a best friend who can’t determine if she loves him or not, Reuben barely manages to float above despair with a pessimistic sense of humor and music. The summer after his junior year of high school is no exception. Reuben doesn’t expect to win the Battle of the Bands he and his friends signed up for. He certainly doesn’t expect to form a friendship with the new kid. And when tragedy strikes amidst an already troubling summer, Reuben is forced to confront the fears he’s avoided all this time. Dive into the heart of an angst-filled teenage boy with this humorous and relatable story about finding truth and self-worth.

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One of the classics of modern Japanese fiction.Confessions of a Mask is the story of an adolescent who must learn to live with the painful fact that he is unlike other young men. Mishima's protagonist discovers that he is becoming a homosexual in polite, post-war Japan. To survive, he must live behind a mask of propriety. Christopher Isherwood comments—"One might say, 'Here is a Japanese Gide,'....But no, Mishima is himself—a very Japanese Mishima; lucid in the midst of emotional confusion, funny in the midst of despair, quite without pomposity, sentimentality or self-pity. His book, like no other, has made me understand a little of how it feels to be Japanese. I think it is greatly superior, as art and as a human document to his deservedly praised novel, The Sound of Waves."

Twelve-year-old Cooper Barnes believes nothing exciting ever happens in Danville, Texas--until the First National Bank of Danville is robbed! The suspects are captured, but the money somehow disappears. It takes a busted bike and a lump on the head, but Cooper finds the missing money, and he's named a hero. His boring life explodes into a media storm after his local interviews are picked up by every major network. Within hours his face appears on the internet with an article entitled Texas Teen Shows Amazing Honesty. He's even flown to New York City to appear on Good Morning America!The trouble is nobody knows that when Cooper found the money, he slipped two hundred dollar bills into his pocket. And after the media storm has passed, Cooper must decide if it's too late to do the right thing---knowing it will mean going from hero to zero.

Excerpt from Confessions of a WifeNow it chanced that there appeared upon the river a new oar, being the oar of a prince who did disguise himself, but could not disguise his stroke; nor did he row like these others, the knights who rowed upon the river for her sake who disdained them, and this the princess, being expert in such matters, perceived. But the prince did not seek to overtake the princess, whereat she marveled; and she glanced backward over the river, and observed him that he rowed not to overtake her, but drifted at the leisure of his heart.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.