The Temple of the Golden Pavillion, Yukio Mishima short stories this charming collection is a

this charming collection is a daily devotional of delight

A historical romance

For nearly five years

It is a work of great passion and poetic beauty

The Temple of the Golden Pavillion, Yukio Mishima short stories this charming collection is aBecause of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer. Taunted by his schoolmates, he feels utterly alone untill he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto, where he develops an all consuming obsession with the temple's beauty. This powerful story of dedication and sacrifice brings together Mishima's preoccupations with violence, desire, religion