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A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees

By none Kenko
Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
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A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees by Kenko offers a series of reflections that provide insight into Buddhist philosophy and cultural practices in Japan. The book is a collection of musings, anecdotal stories, and thoughts on aesthetics, simplicity, and the impermanence of life, encouraging readers to appreciate everyday moments. It's an exploration of the beauty found in both nature and human existence, offering timeless wisdom through its contemplative prose.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this classic work if you're intrigued by the art of reflecting on life's simplicity and transient beauty. The author offers a poetic exploration of philosophy and aesthetics, inviting readers to appreciate nature's elegance and contemplate the impermanence of existence. It's a profound journey for anyone interested in traditional Japanese culture and thought.

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A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees

Includes exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses.

Moonlight, spring blossom, a woman's hair - a medieval Japanese monk reflects on idle moments and life's fleeting joys.

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Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary.

A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees

'It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met...'

Moonlight, sake, spring blossom, idle moments, a woman's hair - these exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses.

Series: Penguin Little Black Classics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141398259

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 February 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Meredith McKinney

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 159.0mm

Weight: 54g

Pages: 64

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction none Kenko Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Little Black Classics

About the Author

Yoshida Kenko (c. 1283-1352). Kenko's work is included in Penguin Classics in Essays in Idleness and Hojoki.

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