num_pages: 247
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion
titlecomplete: The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion
genres: Classics, Asian Literature, Japan, Asia, Novels, Japanese Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 18574
awards: awardedAt: -441820800000
name: Yomiuri Prize 読売文学賞
category: Literature
publisher: Vintage Classics