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title: "The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion"
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# Award-winning novel Paperback format Set in Japan The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion

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## Summary

> 📖 Unlock the Secrets of Beauty and Transience!

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## Key Features

- • **Timeless Themes:** Engage with profound reflections on beauty and destruction.
- • **Cultural Exploration:** Experience the rich tapestry of Japanese culture.
- • **A Literary Masterpiece:** Dive into a world of beauty and philosophy.
- • **Perfect for Book Clubs:** Spark deep discussions with friends and colleagues.
- • **Award-Winning Narrative:** Join the ranks of readers who appreciate literary excellence.

## Overview

The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion, published on May 3, 2001, is a celebrated novel by Yukio Mishima that explores the life of a young monk and his obsession with the stunning Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, Japan. This paperback edition invites readers to reflect on the nature of beauty, desire, and the impermanence of life.

## Description

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Review: For the readers that are unfamiliar with Mishima and his work, this book could be very difficult to understand. One of his best works, “The temple of the golden pavilion” was one of the many ways that Mishima tried to explain to the world how he saw it. Using the true story of the arson of one of Japans most famous temples Mishima brings forward issues and ideas that to most Westerners would seem perverse and disturbing. What people often miss to understand when reading this book is that it is a glimpse of the true Kimitake Hiraoka (Yukio Mishima’s birth name), his obsession with the beautiful and its link to death and bloodshed. The main character’s obsession with the Golden Temple is really Mishima’s obsession with Death and his believe that to remain beautiful you must die, and die young. A truly wonderful book that will provoke the darkest thoughts and make its reader take and inward look to find their own “Golden Temple”
Review: Una edición maravillosa. Muy recomendado.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #28,257 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #16 in Collectible Buildings |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (180) |
| Dimensions  | 13 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 0099285673 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0099285670 |
| Item weight  | 185 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 256 pages |
| Publication date  | 3 May 2001 |
| Publisher  | Vintage Classics |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by N***N on 5 January 2006*

For the readers that are unfamiliar with Mishima and his work, this book could be very difficult to understand. One of his best works, “The temple of the golden pavilion” was one of the many ways that Mishima tried to explain to the world how he saw it. Using the true story of the arson of one of Japans most famous temples Mishima brings forward issues and ideas that to most Westerners would seem perverse and disturbing. What people often miss to understand when reading this book is that it is a glimpse of the true Kimitake Hiraoka (Yukio Mishima’s birth name), his obsession with the beautiful and its link to death and bloodshed. The main character’s obsession with the Golden Temple is really Mishima’s obsession with Death and his believe that to remain beautiful you must die, and die young. A truly wonderful book that will provoke the darkest thoughts and make its reader take and inward look to find their own “Golden Temple”

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by I***E on 22 March 2021*

Una edición maravillosa. Muy recomendado.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by S***N on 7 June 2025*

Such a beautiful story of the past

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*Last updated: 2026-02-07*