The decay of the angel
Mishima, Yukio, 1925-19702001
Book
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.
Main title:
The decay of the angel / Yukio Mishima ; translated from the Japanese by Edward G. Seidensticker.
Author:
Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970, authorSeidensticker, Edward, 1921-2007, translator
Work:
Imprint:
London : Vintage Books, 2001.©1974
Collation:
236 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Sea of fertility ; 04.
Notes:
Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1974.Translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
009928457X97800992845749780099284574 (pbk)9780099284574 (paperback)
Dewey class:
895.635
Language:
EnglishJapanese
Subject:
BRN:
138363
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | Fiction | MISH | On loan - Due: 01 Jul 2026 |