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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

ID 483125
Slug the-temple-of-the-golden-pavilion-yukio-mishima
Contributors
Author : Yukio Mishima
Translator : Ivan Morris
Annotation
Description <p><span>Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer. Taunted by his schoolmates, he feels utterly alone untill he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto, where he develops an all-consuming obsession with the temple's beauty. This powerful story of dedication and sacrifice brings together Mishima's preoccupations with violence, desire, religion and national history to dazzling effect.&nbsp;</span></p>
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Publisher Penguin Random House
Imprint
Language eng
Page count 296
Duration
Publication date first 1956-01-01
Publication date latest 2024-02-26
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Editions No editions available

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