Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World

By (author): "Michael Hofmann, Kamo no Ch?mei"
Publish Date: 1212
Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World
ISBN1880656221
ISBN139781880656228
AsinHojoki: Visions of a Torn World
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The single great work of literary witness in medieval Japan, Hojoki is a short social chronicle prompted by a series of calamities that overtook old Kyoto in the late 12th century. By building a rude home in the forest and eliminating desire, poet and Buddhist priest Chomei believed he would be spared the anguish that had befallen the townspeople. Yet at the end we find the author consumed with self-doubt, questioning his own sanity and the integrity of his purpose. His voice reaches out from the distant past and speaks directly to our hearts, surprisingly modern and intensely human.Author Biography: Yasuhiko Moriguchi and David Jenkins are writers, teachers, and translators living in Kyoto.