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Title: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Everyman's Library) by Yukio Mishima, Ivan Morris ISBN: 0-679-43315-5 Publisher: Everyman's Library Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Eastern thought, universal writing...
Comment: Having only read Mishima's Sound of Waves prior to this, I was pleased to find the same beautiful writing with an edgier subject matter...I found this book particularly notable. The first person narrative (by Mizoguchi, in the novel) provides contrast, in that most people will note the logical fallacies in the narrators thinking and conclusions - and yet we are given those fallacies as fact, as Mizoguchi takes them to be fact. This results in a startling perspective, given without moral censure, which in itself is very interesting. There is never a time when Mishima implies that anything Mizoguchi does is "wrong", something which is done in most books by western authors. All conclusions on right and wrong are left to the reader, which is refreshing in a time and a country where right and wrong are increasingly dictated by outside authorities. This freedom is handled very deftly, although some people may find it disturbing. The last point I like about this book is that, while it is based around a Buddhist temple and many of the characters are from within that world, the religion is never preached - instead, it is more of a background, something taken for fact because of where the novel is set and who it is about. All in all, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion is a remarkable book, and I recommend it strongly to anyone who considers reading it.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of Mishima's best
Comment: I reckon The Temple of the Golden Pavilion to be one of the best novels of Mishima. This book is therefore quite something since Mishima in my opinion is one of the best writers of the 20th century. The protagonist is Mizoguchi a shy boy with a speaking problem(or has he problem speaking?). Mizoguchi is mentally and phisically overwhelmed by the building of the Golden Pavilion to such an extent, that it leads to disastrous consequences. If you want to read a great book by one of Japanese finest writers try this one.
Rating: 5
Summary: Yes! Yes! Yes!
Comment: Mishima is one of the most talented writers who arose from the disaster of World War II. *Kinkakuji* is a journey through inner chaos. While the temple symbolizes everything that is beautiful for the book's tragic protaganist, it also reminds him of his own insignificance. The book is written from a Buddhist perspective and gives a glimpse into the paradoxical world that is Japanese.
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Title: Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima ISBN: 0679722416 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 14 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima, Meredith Weatherby ISBN: 081120118X Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: February, 1988 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Runaway Horses by Yukio Mishima ISBN: 0679722408 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 14 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Decay of the Angel by Edward G. Seidensticker, Yukio Mishima ISBN: 0679722432 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 14 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Temple of Dawn by Yukio Mishima ISBN: 0679722424 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 14 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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