East Asian Literary Fiction

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

by Fumi Komatsu

A young stutterer ostracized from childhood becomes obsessed with Kyoto's Golden Pavilion—an icon of perfect beauty he can never possess. Mishima traces the path from aesthetic fixation to a destructive act that seeks to consume what it cannot hold. A haunting meditation on beauty, envy, and the violence of desire.

More East Asian Literary Fiction

• Run, Melos! and Other Stories — Osamu Dazai
• Strange Weather in Tokyo — Hiromi Kawakami
• Sweet Bean Paste — Alison Watts
• I'll Be Right There — Sora Kim-Russell
• Molka — Monika Kim
• The Honjin Murders — Seishi Yokomizo / Louise Heal Kawai
• 空の境界（上） — Kinoko Nasu
• Norwegian Wood — Haruki Murakami

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