The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
  • Published: 30 September 1994
  • ISBN: 9781857151695
  • Imprint: Everyman
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 1344
  • RRP: $36.99
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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

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1 Jun 2001
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1 Jul 2010
Hardback
30 Sep 1994
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Considered one of Mishima's masterpieces, this novel is a fictionalised version of real events - the torching of a Kyoto temple by a disturbed Buddhist acolyte in 1950.

Generally regarded both in Japan and in the West as his most successful novel, THE TEMPLE OF THE GOLDEN PAVILION brings together all Mishima's preoccupations with violence, desire, religious life and the history of his own nation. Based on actual incident, the burning of a celebrated temple, the novel is both a vivid narrative and a meditation on the state of Japan in the post-war period.
  • Published: 30 September 1994
  • ISBN: 9781857151695
  • Imprint: Everyman
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 1344
  • RRP: $36.99
Categories:

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