Wednesday, February 14, 2024

The Sea of Fertility (1969-1971)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea_of_Fertility#Volumes

The Sea of Fertility (豊饒の海Hōjō no Umi) is a tetralogy of novels written by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. The four novels are Spring Snow (1969),[1] Runaway Horses (1969), The Temple of Dawn (1970), and The Decay of the Angel (1971).[2] 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 lunar mare. The first English translated editions by Alfred A. Knopf and the Charles E. Tuttle Company featured cover designs by the graphic artist Joseph del Gaudio.

Volumes

  1. Spring Snow (春の雪Haru no Yuki), 1965–1967, published 1969
  2. Runaway Horses (奔馬Honba), 1967–1968, published 1969
  3. The Temple of Dawn (暁の寺Akatsuki no Tera), 1968–1970, published 1970
  4. The Decay of the Angel (天人五衰Tennin Gosui), 1970–1971, published 1971