Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death
by Yoel Hoffmann
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Author: Yoel HoffmannEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-04-15
ISBN: 0804831793
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
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Book Review: Bilingual Would Have Been Much Better
Summary: 3 Stars
OK, it was a nice book to pass the time, but I think it really should have been bilingual. They took the time to write the names in Kanji and romanized the poems, it would have been nice to see it in actual Japanese. I did appreciate the romanized though, at least you can see what they actually wrote instead of the authors intrepetations of what they wrote (which are pretty good overall). I have to say though, that if you were looking for deep insights into Buddhism or Japanese culture, you'll probably be disappointed. I just bought it at the train station to pass time and I enjoyed it overall, except the translations were a bit loose at times. Well, maybe if they actually explained their reasoning for the translations it would have been better.
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