{"product_id":"the-temple-of-dawn-the-sea-of-fertility-3-9780679722427","title":"The Temple of Dawn: The Sea of Fertility, 3","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe third novel in the masterful tetralogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea of Fertility, \u003c\/i\u003ein which a brilliant lawyer will go to nearly any length to discover whether a young Thai princess is in fact the reincarnated spirit of his childhood friend. - \"Surpassingly chilling, subtle, and original.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, Shigekuni Honda continues his pursuit of the successive reincarnations of Kiyoaki Matsugae, his childhood friend. Travelling in Thailand in the early 1940s, Shigekuni Honda, now a brilliant lawyer, is granted an audience with a young Thai princess--an encounter that radically alters the course of his life. In spite of all reason, he is convinced she is the reincarnated spirit of his friend Kiyoaki. As Honda goes to great lengths to discover for certain if his theory is correct, \u003ci\u003eThe Temple of Dawn \u003c\/i\u003ebecomes\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe story of one man's obsessive pursuit of a beautiful woman and his equally passionate search for enlightenment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYUKIO MISHIMA was born in Tokyo in 1925. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University's School of Jurisprudence in 1947. His first published book, \u003ci\u003eThe Forest in Full Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 1944 and he established himself as a major author with \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Mask \u003c\/i\u003e(1949). From then until his death he continued to publish novels, short stories, and plays each year. His crowning achievement, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea of Fertility\u003c\/i\u003e tetralogy--which contains the novels \u003ci\u003eSpring Snow\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eRunaway Horses\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eThe Temple of Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), and \u003ci\u003eThe Decay of the Angel \u003c\/i\u003e(1971)--is considered one of the definitive works of twentieth century Japanese fiction. In 1970, at the age of 45 and the day after completing the last novel in the \u003ci\u003eFertility\u003c\/i\u003e series, Mishima committed \u003ci\u003eseppuku\u003c\/i\u003e (ritual suicide)--a spectacular death that attracted worldwide attention.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503627669778,"sku":"9780679722427","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42030f00-3c0b-4e51-af06-85f3097bedf9.jpg?v=1730794599","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-temple-of-dawn-the-sea-of-fertility-3-9780679722427","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}