The Buddha tree

by Fumio Niwa

Other authorsKenneth Strong
Paperback, 2000

Collection

Main Library

Genres

Tags

japanese literature, novel, fiction, Tuttle

Status

Available

Description

A glimpse at a hero gone wrong and the workings of the modern Buddhist church, this novel presents an insight into human weaknesses, sensitive sketches of the Japanese countryside, and revelatons of materialism suffusing the modern Buddhist churches.

Publication

Boston, Mass. : Tuttle Publishing, 2000.

ISBN

0804832544 / 9780804832540

Pages

380

Language

English

Original language

Japanese

Original publication date

1956

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