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Description:'59 Knopf First American Hardcover Edition"In July, 1950, art lovers were shocked to hear that the Kinkakuji--the Temple of the Golden Pavilion--in Kyoto had been deliberately burned by a crazed young monk. At his trial, this ugly, stammering priest said that his hatred of all beauty had driven him to destroy the six-century-old building. He expressed no regrets.From this incident and other details of his life an engrossing novel has been written by Yukio Mishima. This is Mishima's third book to be published in the United States, making him the best- represented Japanese novelist here, although he is only 34. His earlier works were all of great interest, but "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion" establishes Mishima's claim as one of the outstanding young writers in the world.The novel, related in the first person, traces the curious relationship between Mizoguchi, the priest, and the Golden Pavilion, from the time when his father first tells him of its incomparable beauty to the moment when, having destroyed it, he puffs at a cigarette like a man who has finished a job of work. Until this act the pavilion has dominated his thoughts, constantly changing in its meaning. During the war it seemed "a symbol of the real world's evanescence," but when it escapes the bombings, its eternal authority, sometimes menacing, sometimes reassuring, asserts itself. Its beauty rising before his eyes makes it impossible for Mizoguchi to make love to a girl who awaits his caress. He realizes that only by destroying the pavilion can he free himself."-Donald KeeneWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The temple of the golden pavilion; translated by Ivan Morris, introduction by Nancy Wilson Ross, drawings by Fumi Komatsu.. To get started finding The temple of the golden pavilion; translated by Ivan Morris, introduction by Nancy Wilson Ross, drawings by Fumi Komatsu., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: '59 Knopf First American Hardcover Edition"In July, 1950, art lovers were shocked to hear that the Kinkakuji--the Temple of the Golden Pavilion--in Kyoto had been deliberately burned by a crazed young monk. At his trial, this ugly, stammering priest said that his hatred of all beauty had driven him to destroy the six-century-old building. He expressed no regrets.From this incident and other details of his life an engrossing novel has been written by Yukio Mishima. This is Mishima's third book to be published in the United States, making him the best- represented Japanese novelist here, although he is only 34. His earlier works were all of great interest, but "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion" establishes Mishima's claim as one of the outstanding young writers in the world.The novel, related in the first person, traces the curious relationship between Mizoguchi, the priest, and the Golden Pavilion, from the time when his father first tells him of its incomparable beauty to the moment when, having destroyed it, he puffs at a cigarette like a man who has finished a job of work. Until this act the pavilion has dominated his thoughts, constantly changing in its meaning. During the war it seemed "a symbol of the real world's evanescence," but when it escapes the bombings, its eternal authority, sometimes menacing, sometimes reassuring, asserts itself. Its beauty rising before his eyes makes it impossible for Mizoguchi to make love to a girl who awaits his caress. He realizes that only by destroying the pavilion can he free himself."-Donald KeeneWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The temple of the golden pavilion; translated by Ivan Morris, introduction by Nancy Wilson Ross, drawings by Fumi Komatsu.. To get started finding The temple of the golden pavilion; translated by Ivan Morris, introduction by Nancy Wilson Ross, drawings by Fumi Komatsu., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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