The Sea of Fertility Series

4 primary works • 5 total works
„The Sea of Fertility“ (豊饒の海 Hōjō no Umi) is a tetralogy written by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. The series, which Mishima began writing in 1964 and which was his final work, is usually thought of as his masterpiece. Its title refers to the Mare Fecunditatis, a "sea" on the Moon.

The main timeline of the story stretches from 1912 to 1975. The …

Book 1

Spring Snow
4.16
· 20171 Ratings · 1815 Reviews · published 1967 · 128 editions
Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient arist…
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Book 2

Runaway Horses
4.22
· 7848 Ratings · 659 Reviews · published 1969 · 83 editions
Isao is a young, engaging patriot, and a fanatical…
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Book 3

The Temple of Dawn
3.81
· 5121 Ratings · 436 Reviews · published 1970 · 88 editions
Yukio Mishima’s The Temple of Dawn is the third no…
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Book 4

The Decay of the Angel
4.13
· 4779 Ratings · 421 Reviews · published 1970 · 84 editions
The dramatic climax of "The Sea of Fertility" tetr…
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Book 1-4

The Sea of Fertility
4.45
· 588 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 1970 · 12 editions
Jukio Misima — samyj znamenityj i chitaemyj v mi…
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