The Decay of the Angel: The Sea of Fertility, 4
| AUTHOR | Seidensticker, Edward G.; Mishima, Yukio; Mishima, Yukio et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Vintage (04/14/1990) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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The final installment of the masterful tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility, finds Shigekuni Honda an elderly wealthy man in the 1960s, adopting a teenage orphan whom he is convinced is the reincarnation of his childhood friend. - "One of the best final scenes in the history of the novel." --David Mitchell, The New York Times Book Review
Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, once more encounters a person he believes to be a reincarnation of his friend, Kiyoaki Matsugae--this time restored to life as a teenage orphan, T?ru. Adopting the boy as his heir, Honda quickly finds that T?ru is a force to be reckoned with. The final novel of this celebrated tetralogy weaves together the dominant themes of the previous three novels in the series: the decay of Japan's courtly tradition; the essence and value of Buddhist philosophy and aesthetics; and, underlying all, Mishima's apocalyptic vision of the modern era.
Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, once more encounters a person he believes to be a reincarnation of his friend, Kiyoaki Matsugae--this time restored to life as a teenage orphan, T?ru. Adopting the boy as his heir, Honda quickly finds that T?ru is a force to be reckoned with. The final novel of this celebrated tetralogy weaves together the dominant themes of the previous three novels in the series: the decay of Japan's courtly tradition; the essence and value of Buddhist philosophy and aesthetics; and, underlying all, Mishima's apocalyptic vision of the modern era.
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ISBN-13:
9780679722434
ISBN-10:
0679722432
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
256
Carton Quantity:
36
Product Dimensions:
5.23 x 0.66 x 8.02 inches
Weight:
0.48 pound(s)
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Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Fiction | Literary
Fiction | Classics
Fiction | Historical - General
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
89070575
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The final installment of the masterful tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility, finds Shigekuni Honda an elderly wealthy man in the 1960s, adopting a teenage orphan whom he is convinced is the reincarnation of his childhood friend. - "One of the best final scenes in the history of the novel." --David Mitchell, The New York Times Book Review
Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, once more encounters a person he believes to be a reincarnation of his friend, Kiyoaki Matsugae--this time restored to life as a teenage orphan, T?ru. Adopting the boy as his heir, Honda quickly finds that T?ru is a force to be reckoned with. The final novel of this celebrated tetralogy weaves together the dominant themes of the previous three novels in the series: the decay of Japan's courtly tradition; the essence and value of Buddhist philosophy and aesthetics; and, underlying all, Mishima's apocalyptic vision of the modern era.
Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, once more encounters a person he believes to be a reincarnation of his friend, Kiyoaki Matsugae--this time restored to life as a teenage orphan, T?ru. Adopting the boy as his heir, Honda quickly finds that T?ru is a force to be reckoned with. The final novel of this celebrated tetralogy weaves together the dominant themes of the previous three novels in the series: the decay of Japan's courtly tradition; the essence and value of Buddhist philosophy and aesthetics; and, underlying all, Mishima's apocalyptic vision of the modern era.
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