The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Author: Mishima, Yukio
ISBN: 9780099285670
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year First Published: 2001
Pages: 256
Dimensions: 197mm x 132mm x 16mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
'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. This powerful story of dedication and sacrifice brings together Mishima's preoccupations with violence, desire, religion and national history to dazzling effect.
ISBN: 9780099285670
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year First Published: 2001
Pages: 256
Dimensions: 197mm x 132mm x 16mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
'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. This powerful story of dedication and sacrifice brings together Mishima's preoccupations with violence, desire, religion and national history to dazzling effect.
