The Temple of the Golden Pavillion, Yukio Mishima short stories It’s a poetic

It’s a poetic

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The Temple of the Golden Pavillion, Yukio Mishima short stories It’s a poeticBecause 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