Plum Village: An Artist's Journey

Name: Plum Village: An Artist's Journey
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SKU: 9781683836407
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By Phap Ban

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Plum Village: An Artist's Journey is a poignant graphic memoir by Phap Ban, capturing his transformation from a Disney artist to a monk at the world-renowned Plum Village meditation centre founded by Thich Nhat Hanh. Combining visual storytelling with graceful paintings, this book offers a poetic exploration of spiritual awakening, happiness, and self-acceptance. It serves both as a personal narrative and a tribute to the rich spiritual teachings and peaceful community of Plum Village.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in spiritual journeys, meditation, and graphic memoirs, particularly those who appreciate the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh or are curious about mindfulness practices through an artistic lens.

Discover the life-changing spiritual world of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village in this poetic and inspired graphic memoir.

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Discover the life-changing spiritual world of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village in this poetic and inspired graphic memoir.

This one-of-a-kind graphic novel is at once a touching memoir, a reflection on the beauty of life in all its most surprising and awe-inspiring aspects, and a tribute to Plum Village, the meditation centre founded by world-famous spiritual master Thich Nhat Hanh in the South of France.

Through his inspired storytelling and graceful paintings, author Phap Ban tells the story of his journey in pursuit of happiness and self-acceptance, from successful Disney artist and writer to monk at the Plum Village international community of spiritual seekers and peace activists.

Visually striking and deeply poetic, each page of Plum Village: An Artist's Journey is a beautiful guide to the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and a testimony to his profound spiritual legacy as seen through the eyes of a devoted disciple.

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"Plum Village" has been praised as a "visual love letter" that beautifully balances riotous colours with the essence of stillness. Reviewers highlight its emotional depth and stunning imagery that evoke heartfelt responses, positioning it as an inspiring addition to the graphic novel genre within mind, body, and spirit literature.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683836407

Publisher: Insight Editions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 April 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Mandala Publishing Group

Illustration: Full colour

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 112

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Phap Ban

About the Author

Born in Genoa in 1960, Phap Ban started to publish comic books for Furia, Intrepido, and other magazines during high school. He worked as a freelance illustrator during university, and then, at twenty-four, he discovered meditation. This ultimately led him to Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and the monastery he founded in France, Plum Village. Ban lived in Plum Village for ten years, first as a layman, then as a monk. He received complete ordination in 2010. When he returned to Italy in 2013, he resumed his creative work, this time as an artist for Disney. He has also taught courses at the Academy of Fine Arts in Genoa and at the Lecce School of Cartoon.