The decay of the angel

by Yukio Mishima

Paperback, 1974

Collection

Main Library

Series

The Sea of Fertility (4)

Genres

Tags

japanese literature, novel, author suicide, fiction, 1001 books, Noma Award

Status

Available

Description

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.

Publication

New York, Pocket Books [1975, c1974]

Pages

251

Language

English

Original language

Japanese

Original publication date

1971 (original Japanese)
1974 (English: Seidensticker)

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