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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |115 pages
An artless art
chapter |20 pages
The logic of everyday life
chapter |27 pages
The natural way of death
chapter |22 pages
A fire in the heart
chapter |34 pages
An artless art, a selfless self
part |120 pages
Selected Translations