The Temple Of Dawn

Zusatztext

Honda, a brilliant lawyer and man of reason, is called to Bangkok on legal business, where he is granted an audience with a young Thai princess - an encounter that radically alters the course of his life. He is convinced she is a reincarnated spirit, and undertakes a long, arduous pilgrimage to the holy places of India, where, in the climatic scene, he encounters her once more, only to have his newfound beliefs shattered and his life bereft of all meaning.

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<p>Yukio Mishima was born into a samurai family and imbued with the code of complete control over mind and body, and loyalty to the Emperor - the same code that produced the austerity and self-sacrifice of Zen. He wrote countless stories and thirty-three plays, in some of which he performed. Several films have been made from his novels, including<i>The Sound of Waves, Enjo</i>which was based on<i>The Temple of the Golden Pavilion</i>and<i>The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea</i>. Among his other works are the novels<i>Confessions of a Mask</i>and<i>Thirst for Love</i>and the short story collections<i>Death in Midsummer</i>and<i>Acts of Worship</i>.<i>The Sea of Fertility</i>tetralogy, however, is his masterpiece. After Mishima conceived the idea of<i>The Sea of Fertility</i>in 1964, he frequently said he would die when it was completed. On 25 November 1970, the day he completed<i>The Decay of the Angel</i>, the last novel of the cycle, Mishima committed seppuku (ritual suicide) at the age of forty-five.</p><p><i>The Sea of Fertility tetralogy</i>, however, is his masterpiece. After Mishima conceived the idea of<i>The Sea of Fertility</i>in 1964, he frequently said he would die when it was completed. On November 25th, 1970, the day he completed<i>The Decay of the Angel</i>, the last novel of the cycle, Mishima committed<i>seppuku</i>(ritual suicide) at the age of 45.</p>

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