The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima (By (Author))

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.

• | By (Author): Yukio Mishima
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• | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 03, 2001
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0099285673
• | ISBN-13: 9780099285670