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'''''Sun and Steel''': Art, Action and Ritual Death'' is a book by ]. It is an autobiographical essay, a memoir of the author's relationship to his body. The book recounts the author's experiences with, and reflections upon, his ] and ] training. {{nihongo|'''''Sun and Steel''': Art, Action and Ritual Death''|太陽と鉄|lead=yes}} is a book by ]. It is an autobiographical essay, a memoir of the author's relationship to his body. The book recounts the author's experiences with, and reflections upon, his ] and ] training.


The book was first published in 1968, gathering what had appeared in the ] founded magazine '']'' from late 1965 on. It was translated to English by ] (]: ], 1970, ISBN 0-87011-117-5; ], ], 1970, ISBN 0-394-17765-7; ], ], 1971, ISBN 0-436-28155-4; ] reissue edition, 1994, ISBN 0-87011-425-5; ], 2003, ISBN 4-7700-2903-9). The book was first published in 1968, gathering what had appeared in the ] founded magazine '']'' from late 1965 on. It was translated to English by ] (]: ], 1970, ISBN 0-87011-117-5; ], ], 1970, ISBN 0-394-17765-7; ], ], 1971, ISBN 0-436-28155-4; ] reissue edition, 1994, ISBN 0-87011-425-5; ], 2003, ISBN 4-7700-2903-9).

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Sun and Steel: Art, Action and Ritual Death (Japanese: 太陽と鉄) is a book by Yukio Mishima. It is an autobiographical essay, a memoir of the author's relationship to his body. The book recounts the author's experiences with, and reflections upon, his bodybuilding and martial arts training.

The book was first published in 1968, gathering what had appeared in the Takeshi Maramatsu founded magazine Criticism from late 1965 on. It was translated to English by John Bester (Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1970, ISBN 0-87011-117-5; New York, Grove Press, 1970, ISBN 0-394-17765-7; London, Secker and Warburg, 1971, ISBN 0-436-28155-4; Kodansha America reissue edition, 1994, ISBN 0-87011-425-5; Kodansha International, 2003, ISBN 4-7700-2903-9).

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