num_pages: 281
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 until he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto. He quickly becomes obsessed with the beauty of the temple. Even when tempted by a friend into exploring the geisha district, he cannot escape its image. In the novel's soaring climax, he tries desperately to free himself from his fixation.
language: English
title: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
titlecomplete: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
genres: Fiction, Asia, Japan, Japanese Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Asian Literature, Historical Fiction, 20th Century
ratings_count: 18574
awards: awardedAt: -441820800000
name: Yomiuri Prize 読売文学賞
category: Literature
publisher: Vintage