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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

Name: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Author: Yukio Mishima
ISBN: 4805317752

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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 262 pages

Category: Literature
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 4

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DDC 800 LCC P ArsonArson in fictionBuddhist TemplesBuddhist temples in fictionFictionNear and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author)Psychological fictionPsychology

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