Kurzbeschreibung
Natsume Soseki was a fiction writer in Meiji Japan, and also a calligrapher, painter and poet. According to critics, his prose, haiku and Chinese poetry expresses the idea of sokuten kyoshi ("becoming one with heaven, liberated from the self"). This text contains selections of his correspondence with Zen monks and anecdotes from Soseki's life, along with haiku chosen to reflect the author's sense of Zen. These selections are illustrated with examples from Soseki's own calligraphy.
Synopsis
Natsume Soseki was a fiction writer in Meiji Japan, and also a calligrapher, painter and poet. According to critics, his prose, haiku and Chinese poetry expresses the idea of sokuten kyoshi ("becoming one with heaven, liberated from the self"). This text contains selections of his correspondence with Zen monks and anecdotes from Soseki's life, along with haiku chosen to reflect the author's sense of Zen. These selections are illustrated with examples from Soseki's own calligraphy.