The Lady and the Monk

Name: The Lady and the Monk
Author: Pico Iyer

by Pico Iyer

Travel narrative exploring Japanese Buddhism and culture through relationships

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Pico Iyer

British-Indian essayist and travel writer based partly in Japan whose The Lady and the Monk and The Art of Stillness explore Japanese culture, Zen philosophy, and the practice of slowing down in a restless world.

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