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)

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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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