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The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion
Paperback Edition: 1
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.
Pages : 288
Publisher : Vintage Books
Publication date : 2000-02-01
Subjects: Fiction, Published in the USA, Classics (pre C.1945), Contemporary, Historical Fiction