The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto
- ISBN-10
- 037031722X
- ISBN-13
- 9780370317229
- Category
- Japan
- Pages
- 337
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Pico Iyer
Description
Pico Iyer went to Kyoto and lived in a monastery for a time. He wanted to learn about Zen Buddhism and Japan and he wanted to get to know Kyoto. In Kyoto he met Sachiko, a typical bourgeois housewife locked into an arranged marriage. This is the story of Kyoto, Sachiko and the monk.
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