A hopeless stutterer, taunted by his schoolmates, Mizoguchi feels utterly alone until he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto. But he quickly becomes obsessed with the temple's beauty, and cannot live in peace as long as it exists.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Yukio Mishima<br><b>Publisher:</b> Vintage<br><b>Published:</b> 10/04/1994<br><b>Pages:</b> 288<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.53lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.01h x 5.22w x 0.62d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780679752707<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 8<br><b>Point Value:</b> 17<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>70918 / Temple of the Golden Pavilion<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Library Journal</i> 02/01/1995 pg. 104<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Yukio Mishima</b> was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1925. One of Japan's most acclaimed and well-known authors of the 20th century, his works include <i>The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea</i>, <i>The Sound of Waves</i>, and the <i>Sea of Fertility </i>tetralogy (<i>Spring Snow</i>, <i>Runaway Horses</i>, <i>The Temple of Dawn</i>, and <i>The Decay of the Angel</i>). He died in 1970.</p>