Download or read book The Decay of the Angel written by Yukio Mishima and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1974 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic climax of the SEA OF FERTILITY, bringing together the dominant themes of the three previous novels; the decay of Japan's courtly tradition and samurai ideal, and the essence and value of Buddhist philosophy.