The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto (Vintage Departures)

by Pico Iyer

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Pico Iyer went to Kyoto and lived in a monastery for a time. He wanted to learn about Zen Buddhism and Japan and he wanted to get to know Kyoto. In Kyoto he met Sachiko, a typical bourgeois housewife locked into an arranged marriage. This is the story of Kyoto, Sachiko and the monk. The author also wrote "Video Night In Kathmandu".
  • ISBN10 0679403086
  • ISBN13 9780679403081
  • Publish Date 24 September 1991
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Alfred A. Knopf
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 337
  • Language English