Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World by Kamo No Chomei

Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World

Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature

Kamo No Chomei with Michael Hofmann (Illustrator)

96 pages missing pub info (editions)

fiction

Description

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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