The Decay of the Angel
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Author: Yukio Mishima
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 256
The fourth and final book in Mishima's landmark tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility The dramatic climax of The Sea of Fertility tetraology. It is the 1960s and Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, discovers and adopts a sixteen-year-old orphan, Toru. Honda believes that the boy is the reincarnation of the tragic protagonists of the three previous novels, each of whom died at the age of twenty. Honda raises and educates the boy, he makes him his heir, and watches him, waiting. But Toru is also watching Honda... 'A surpassingly chilling, subtle and original novel' New York Times 'Mishima's ritualistic suicide in 1970 will always overshadow his work, but his dark saga of 20th-century Japan is mesmerising' Guardian
Author: Yukio Mishima
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 256
The fourth and final book in Mishima's landmark tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility The dramatic climax of The Sea of Fertility tetraology. It is the 1960s and Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, discovers and adopts a sixteen-year-old orphan, Toru. Honda believes that the boy is the reincarnation of the tragic protagonists of the three previous novels, each of whom died at the age of twenty. Honda raises and educates the boy, he makes him his heir, and watches him, waiting. But Toru is also watching Honda... 'A surpassingly chilling, subtle and original novel' New York Times 'Mishima's ritualistic suicide in 1970 will always overshadow his work, but his dark saga of 20th-century Japan is mesmerising' Guardian
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Yukio Mishima
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 256
The fourth and final book in Mishima's landmark tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility The dramatic climax of The Sea of Fertility tetraology. It is the 1960s and Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, discovers and adopts a sixteen-year-old orphan, Toru. Honda believes that the boy is the reincarnation of the tragic protagonists of the three previous novels, each of whom died at the age of twenty. Honda raises and educates the boy, he makes him his heir, and watches him, waiting. But Toru is also watching Honda... 'A surpassingly chilling, subtle and original novel' New York Times 'Mishima's ritualistic suicide in 1970 will always overshadow his work, but his dark saga of 20th-century Japan is mesmerising' Guardian
Author: Yukio Mishima
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 256
The fourth and final book in Mishima's landmark tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility The dramatic climax of The Sea of Fertility tetraology. It is the 1960s and Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, discovers and adopts a sixteen-year-old orphan, Toru. Honda believes that the boy is the reincarnation of the tragic protagonists of the three previous novels, each of whom died at the age of twenty. Honda raises and educates the boy, he makes him his heir, and watches him, waiting. But Toru is also watching Honda... 'A surpassingly chilling, subtle and original novel' New York Times 'Mishima's ritualistic suicide in 1970 will always overshadow his work, but his dark saga of 20th-century Japan is mesmerising' Guardian
The Decay of the Angel