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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

by Yukio Mishima

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The son of a poor rural priest becomes an acolyte at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Mizoguchi had built up an image of ideal beauty in his mind based on this Golden Pavilion; this ideal image causes him to feel disappointed in any supposed form of beauty, even the actual physical Golden Pavilion. He comes under the influence of Kashiwagi, a fellow student with a very bitter view of life.

First published: 1992 ISBN: 4805317752
Category
Literature
Priority
Must-Read
Author works
4
Language
eng
Subjects
ArsonArson in fictionBuddhist TemplesBuddhist temples in fictionFictionPsychologyYoung menYoung men in fictionPsychological fictionNear and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author)

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