I still think it is a shame that MISHIMA never received a Nobel Prize for Literature, for the simple reason that he was, indeed, the best writer alive at that time.

I know his personal politics and views were totally unacceptable, but it is a shame that these were taken into account at all. His value is in the beauty and complexity of his writings, in the poignant emotions, rather than in what he believed in as time went by.

Mishima changed the modern Novel from what a novel could do. His genius in progressing the Form is remarkable and sorely under appreciated.

So, Mishima wasn't, over all, a great guy. How does that matter? What he wrote was remarkable and totally unwritten before him.

The idea is to progress, expand, and perfect the Literary Form, rather than getting points if you like American Theory or not.