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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

Yukio Mishima

A young boy traumatized by his parents' affair becomes a stutterer, until he finds solace as an acolyte at a Kyoto temple. There, he becomes obsessed with the temple's beauty and can't escape its image, even when tempted by the geisha district. In the novel's climax, he tries to break free from his fixation.
Publish Date
1995-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
1995-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1956
Goodreads Rating
3.98
ISBN
9780679752707
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Recommendations
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2018-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
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