The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion

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”

Una edición maravillosa. Muy recomendado.

Such a beautiful story of the past

Received in good condition. Nice printing and paper. Writing is just spellbinding. But book length is medium not as it is discribed on the site of Amazon.

One of those books that really haunts one! A classic that sheds light on Japan entirely different from the usual stereotypes: Monks are swindlers and lustful, soldiers are reluctant and outsiders are shunned! Recommended