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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/

Facts
Classification
Original Language
Japanese 1
Award
Yomiuri Prize 1
Composed, From (Year)
1956 1
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Authored By

Yukio Mishima, Authors
Source The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Wikipedia)

In Genre

The Novel, Genres
Source The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, originated there.
  • Also in Language Atlas: Japanese, original language there.
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1. The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Wikipedia)
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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.
  • Original language statement
    The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji) is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima.
  • Lead paragraph
    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.
  • In Genre: The Novel, Lead section, genre
    The Temple of the Golden Pavilion...is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima.
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WikidataWikidata P166: Yomiuri Prize
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Wikidata P166 (award received): Yomiuri Prize, 1956.
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