The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

Yukio Mishima author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:3rd May '01

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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion cover

'One of the outstanding writers of the world' New York Times

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.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.

A dark vision...a beautiful, disturbing novel * Los Angeles Times *
Mishima writes with a fury that seldom flags * Glasgow Herald *
Glitters with images of beauty and destruction, cruelty and sacrifice, dedication and betrayal * The Times *
An amazing literary feat * Chicago Tribune *
I adore Mishima's prose and vivid descriptions. They pull me out of my daily reality * Harpers Bazaar *

ISBN: 9780099285670

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 16mm

Weight: 181g

256 pages