In March 1945, amidst the Tokyo firebombing, the author profoundly rediscovered "An Account of My Hut." The image of Kamo no Chomei, often conjured with the sweet words of impermanence, crumbles away, revealing a man who lived through an indescribable age of chaos, staring at it with a chilling realism. The author, overlaying his own wartime experiences with those of Chomei, vividly illuminates the world of "An Account of My Hut," while sharply criticizing the traditionalist Japanese culture that still grips us in its depths. Winner of the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award. Table of Contents 1. Is There Anyone Within, With a Present Mind? 2. The Ominous Signs of a World in Turmoil 3. Without Wings, One Cannot Fly in the Sky 4. The Old Capital is Already Ruined, the New Capital is Not Yet Established 5. Ultimately Defeated by the Appearance of the Wind 6. Alas, How Useless Things Are 7. If You Follow the World, You Will Suffer 8. People and Dwellings in the World 9. Indeed, the Three Realms Are But a Single Mind 10. I Uttered the Name of Amida Buddha a Few Times and Stopped This is a copy of Yoshie Hotta's "An Account of My Hut: A Private Record," winner of the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award, published by Chikuma Shobo, 9th printing, March 1973, with a slipcase. There is little yellowing due to age, and the main body of the book has no stains, writing, or library stamps. Please consider purchasing, understanding that this is an old book from 52 years ago. ※ The following works by Yoshie Hotta are also on sale: 19th Floor Nippon Yokocho Bridge Fantasy Goya, Complete 4 Volumes Time Sphinx Procession of Saints Teika Meigetsu Private Notes, Volumes 1 & 2 The Legend of the Duke de La Rochefoucauld Portraits of Young Poets No One Wonders