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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji) is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima, published in 1956 and translated into English by Ivan Morris in 1959. The novel is loosely based on the burning of the Reliquary (Golden Pavilion) of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young Buddhist acolyte in 1950; the pavilion, dating from before 1400, was a national monument that had been spared destruction many times throughout history, and the arson shocked Japan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Audience
General 1
Original Language
Japanese 1
Award
Yomiuri Prize 1
Composed, From (Year)
1956 1
FAQs

How closely does the novel follow the real burning of the Golden Pavilion?

Mishima researched the 1950 arson thoroughly and the novel follows the real events with surprising closeness.

Very closely. The novel is loosely based on the burning of the Reliquary, or Golden Pavilion, of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young Buddhist acolyte in 1950. The acolyte's real name was Hayashi Yōken. Mishima collected all the information he could, even visiting Hayashi in prison, and as a result the novel follows the real situation with surprising closeness. The pavilion was rebuilt, with the rebuilding commencing in 1955.
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Authored By

Yukio Mishima, Authors
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The Novel, Genres
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Original Language

Japanese

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Originated In

Japan

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    The Temple of the Golden Pavilion...is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It was published in 1956 and translated into English by Ivan Morris in 1959.
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    is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima.
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    The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji) is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima.
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    The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji) is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It was published in 1956 and translated into English by Ivan Morris in 1959. The novel is loosely based on the burning of the Reliquary (or Golden Pavilion) of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young Buddhist acolyte in 1950.
  • Authored By: Yukio Mishima, Lead section, authorship
    The Temple of the Golden Pavilion...is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima.
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    The Temple of the Golden Pavilion...is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima.
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Wikidata P166 (award received): Yomiuri Prize, 1956.
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