Descrizione
The Buddha Tree tells the story of Soshu, an effete and handsome Buddhist priest whose hypocrisy and addiction to sensual pleasures lead him to carry on an affair with his own mother-in-law, even as he offers pious counseling to his parishioners. Ridden with guilt, Soshu tries to reform after his wife leaves him but becomes enmeshed in his own web of deceit. Throughout The Buddha Tree Niwa reveals remarkable insight into human weaknesses and casts a keen eye at the materialism of the modern Japanese Buddhist church.
Dettagli del libro
Formato
Brossura
Pagine
380 pagine
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
gen 1, 2000
Editore
Tuttle Pub
Edizioni
2 edizioni
ISBN-10
0804832544
ISBN-13
9780804832540