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The Decay of the Angel (The Sea of Fertility, #4)

Yukio Mishima
4.13/5 (3602 ratings)
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As the dramatic climax of The Sea of Fertility, 'The Decay of the Angel' brings together the dominant themes of the three previous novels- the meaning and decay of Japan's courtly tradition and samurai ideal; the essence and value of Buddhist philosophy and aesthetics; and, underlying all, Mishima's apocalyptic vision of the modern era, which saw the dissolution of the moral and cultural forces that throughout the ages nourished a people and a world. The time is 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.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
236 pages
Publication:
2001
Publisher:
Vintage
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
009928457X
ISBN13:
9780099284574
kindle Asin:
B00C0ALYE4

The Decay of the Angel (The Sea of Fertility, #4)

Yukio Mishima
4.13/5 (3602 ratings)
Read Download
As the dramatic climax of The Sea of Fertility, 'The Decay of the Angel' brings together the dominant themes of the three previous novels- the meaning and decay of Japan's courtly tradition and samurai ideal; the essence and value of Buddhist philosophy and aesthetics; and, underlying all, Mishima's apocalyptic vision of the modern era, which saw the dissolution of the moral and cultural forces that throughout the ages nourished a people and a world. The time is 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.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
236 pages
Publication:
2001
Publisher:
Vintage
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
009928457X
ISBN13:
9780099284574
kindle Asin:
B00C0ALYE4

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