The Temple of the Golden Pavilion Contributor(s): Mishima, Yukio (Author), Estate of Ivan Morris (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0679752706 ISBN-13: 9780679752707 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1994 Annotation: 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. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 94017825 |
Lexile Measure: 1040 |
Series: Vintage International |
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.22" W x 8.01" (0.53 lbs) 288 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 70918 Reading Level: 8.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 17.0 |