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The Decay of the Angel (The Sea of Fertility)

byYukio Mishima

Who is this book for? Readers interested in philosophical themes and Japanese literature.

Topics DecayTraditionPhilosophy
MoodReflective
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

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