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Kinkakuji Yukio Mishima publisher: , 1956 translated as: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion publisher: Querido, Amsterdam, 1959 translation: Ivan Morris refered to by: Naomi Junichiro Tanizaki
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summary: 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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