Product details
ISBN
9781880656228
Published
1998-07-16
Publisher
Stone Bridge Press; Stone Bridge Press
Weight
127 gr
Height
218 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
7 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
96
Author
Illustrated by
Japan's capital city of Kyoto was devastated by earthquake, storm, and fire in the late 12th century. Retreating from "this unkind world," the poet and Buddhist priest Kamo-no-Chomei left the capital for the forested mountains, where he eventually constructed his famous "ten-foot-square" hut. From this solitary vantage point Chomei produced Hojoki, an extraordinary literary work that describes all he has seen of human misery and his new life of simple chores, walks, and acts of kindness. Yet at the end he questions his own sanity and the integrity of his purpose. Has he perhaps grown too attached to his detachment?
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An extraordinary literary work from the 12th century, a meditation on nature and mortality.
Product details
ISBN
9781880656228
Published
1998-07-16
Publisher
Stone Bridge Press; Stone Bridge Press
Weight
127 gr
Height
218 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
7 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
96
Author
Illustrated by