A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees by Yoshida Kenkō, Meredith McKinney (Translator)

A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees by Yoshida Kenkō, Meredith McKinney (Translator)'It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met'Moonlight, sake, spring blossom, idle moments, a woman's hair these exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses.

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attentive readers realise that underneath all the merriment simmers a running commentary on what constitutes authentic knowledge: learning by understanding

to the colours of the houses

and not until this century that it became fully appreciated

But this year she is unexpectedly grounded over Christmas

the sole Italian conquest of the early months of the conflict

left unfinished at his death

as well as those with illnesses

like their historical counterparts

Washed-up athelete

Since it's first publication by the Bihar School of yoga in 1969 it has been reprinted thirteen times and translated into many languages