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Kinkakuji
Yukio Mishima
publisher: , 1956

translated as:
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
publisher: Querido, Amsterdam, 1959
translation: Ivan Morris

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Naomi
Junichiro Tanizaki


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Bringing together Mishima's preoccupations with violence, desire, religious life and the history of Japan, this novel is based on an actual incident, the burning of a celebrated temple. The novel is a meditation on the state of Japan in the post-war period.


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BOOKS BY YUKIO MISHIMA:

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
1956
Bringing together Mishima's preoccupations with violence, desire, religious life and the history of Japan, this novel is based on an actual incident, the burning of a celebrated temple. The novel is a meditation on the state of Japan in the post-war period.
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
1963
When a young widow begins an affair with a handsome naval officer, her son's admiration of the man turns to violent hatred.
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