That sounds like a very fair way of looking at him. He was clearly a troubled person and he was a beautiful writer. You can’t write the way he did without sensitivity and thoughtfulness. I should go back and reread something of his. It’s been ages.

His mentor is one of my all-time favorite writers (and was not fascist!): Kawabata Yasunari. Truly the most beautiful writing that I have read, so much so that it led me to learn Japanese (reasonably well) and spend time living in the country.