{"title":"Yoel Hoffmann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYoel Hoffmann\u003c\/strong\u003e offers readers a richly textured exploration of human experience through a fusion of literary styles and cultural insights. His works often blend elements of general fiction with deep reflections on arts and culture, creating narratives that challenge and inspire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom intimate storytelling to reflections influenced by diverse traditions, Hoffmann’s books invite contemplation and a fresh appreciation of language and form. Readers can expect a distinctive voice that honours complexity and subtlety in every page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"japanese-death-poems-by-yoel-hoffmann-9784805314432","title":"Japanese Death Poems","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the consciousness of death is, in most cultures, very much a part of life, this is perhaps nowhere more true than in Japan, where the approach of death has given rise to a centuries-old tradition of writing jisei, or the \"death poem.\" Such a poem is often written in the very last moments of the poet's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHundreds of Japanese death poems, many with a commentary describing the circumstances of the poet's death, have been translated into English here, the great majority of them for the first time. \u003cem\u003eJapanese Death Poems\u003c\/em\u003e by Yoel Hoffmann explores the attitudes and customs surrounding death in historical and present-day Japan, and provides examples of how these have been reflected in the nation's literature in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe development of writing jisei is then examined—from the poems of longing of the early nobility and the more \"masculine\" verses of the samurai to the satirical death poems of later centuries. Zen Buddhist ideas about death are also described as a preface to the collection of Chinese death poems by Zen monks that are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, the last section contains three hundred twenty haiku, some of which have never been assembled before, in English translation and romanized in Japanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853662900460,"sku":"9784805314432","price":44.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25534903483898.jpg?v=1759213568"},{"product_id":"bernhard-by-yoel-hoffmann-9780811216807","title":"Bernhard","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevastated by the loss of his wife, \u003cem\u003eBernhard\u003c\/em\u003e disconsolately walks the streets of Jerusalem, considering Gandhi, analysis, the beauty of his wife Paula's neck, his Arab neighbours, Kokoschka, the Messiah, and the inner life of his friend Gustav the plumber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs his hero tries to come to terms with his grief and the disasters of WWII, Hoffmann shows the slow remaking of an inner world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470103920876,"sku":"9780811216807","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780811216807-bernhard.jpg?v=1775211982"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/yoel-hoffmann.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}