The Golden Temple

The novel by the famous Japanese writer Yukio Mishima «The Golden Temple» — a masterpiece, justly recognized as the most read work of Japanese literature in the world. It is based on a real event: in 1950, a young monk burned the famous Golden Temple in Kyoto. Under the pen of the writer, this story transforms into a captivating parable about the great and destructive power of beauty. The translation of the novel was done by Grigory Chkhartishvili (Boris Akunin)