Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World by Kamo no Chōmei

Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World

Kamo no Chōmei with Michael Hofmann (Illustrator)

96 pages first pub 1212 (view editions)

nonfiction poetry reflective relaxing medium-paced
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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...

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