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.
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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
By: Yukio Mishima
ISBN-10: 9780679752707
ISBN-13 : 978-0679752707
Publisher : Vintage; Reprint edition (October 4, 1994)
Language : English
Paperback: 288 pages
Reading Age : None
Dimensions : 5.21 x 0.77 x 8 inches
Item Weight : 8.6 ounces
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