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Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World (Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature) by Kamo No Chōmei is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A luminous translation of the classic Buddhist poem. 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?

Who reads Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World (Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature)?

Author

Kamo No Chōmei

Publisher

Stone Bridge Press

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780893469856

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Memoir, Philosophy, History

Rating

4.04 / 5 (257 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14