ABSTRACT

Shiga Naoya was a giant of Japanese literature but he is barely known outside Japan. This book is the first study of Shiga to explore in depth his affinities - both aesthetic and philosophic - with the long tradition of Zen art.

part |115 pages

An artless art

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

The importance Of Shiga Naoya

chapter |20 pages

The logic of everyday life

chapter |27 pages

The natural way of death

chapter |22 pages

A fire in the heart

part |120 pages

Selected Translations

chapter |7 pages

At Kinosaki

chapter |11 pages

Bonfire

chapter |5 pages

Manazuru

chapter |17 pages

Kakita Akanishi

chapter |15 pages

The diary of claudius

chapter |63 pages

Reconciliation