The Decay of the Angel by Yukio Mishima

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The Decay of the Angel by Yukio Mishima

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, Tōru. Adopting the boy as his heir, Honda quickly finds that Tōru 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
Title The Decay of the Angel
Author Yukio Mishima
Series Vintage International
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 1990-04-14
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.