The Decay of the Angel (The Sea of Fertility)
byYukio Mishima
Subenres: 20th Century Classics
The dramatic climax of The Sea of Fertility tetraology takes place in the late 1960s. Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, discovers and adopts a sixteen-year-old orphan, Toru, as his heir, identifying him with the tragic protagonists of the three previous novels, each of whom died at the age of twenty. Honda raises and educates the boy, yet watches him, waiting.
Language
en
Published on
02/01/2001
Pages
240
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780099284574
Who is this book for? Readers interested in philosophical themes and Japanese literature.
Topics DecayTraditionPhilosophy
MoodReflective
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