Lovers of Haiku, Zen and Japan will find this novel truly
inspiring! An extraordinary man at a crucial time and place. "In
Mister Timeless Blyth, writer Alan Spence has created a fascinating
(auto) biography, convincingly in R.H. Blyth's own voice. In it, he
has conveyed the haiku scholar's love of music, eastern and western
literature, Zen Buddhism, and sly contradictions. Blyth's profound
understanding of haiku and his self-deprecating humor permeate
every page. Throughout this work, Mr. Spence has included an
interesting constellation of characters who influenced Blyth on
what he considered his own karmic path, giving us an entirely new
perspective of his life and personal development. I could not put
the book down." -- William Scott Wilson, author of The Life and Zen
Haiku Poetry of Santoka Taneda Imprisoned during World War I as a
conscientious objector and interned during World War II as an enemy
alien, Reginald Horace Blyth was a poet, a scholar, a musician, a
linguist and a student of Zen who ultimately became teacher to an
emporer. His pivitol works were published in Japan even during his
internment. Blyth ultimately became the key link and mediator
between the Imperial Household and the occupying American forces,
whom many credit with saving Japan from chaos after the war. His
fingerprints are everywhere today in the study of Zen, Haiku and
Japanese culture, and his work has influenced some of the most
important writers of the 20th century-- including Huxley, Oshi,
Aiken, Watts, Salinger, Kerouac, Ginsberg and others. He was, in
many ways, a man who changed the world! Mister Timeless Blyth is
his story. Written in the form of an autobiographical novel filled
with Zen and poetry, this book recounts a life of hard work, books
and music, of spiritual questing, and of learning to be at peace
with one's self and one's choices. It celebrates a man who built
bridge between East and West for the greater part of his lifetime.
Through it, we understand someone who moved with a sense of
purpose, warmth and humor and left a mark that was very distinct
indeed.
General
| Imprint: |
Tuttle Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Alan Spence
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 130mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
384 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8048-5635-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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| LSN: |
0-8048-5635-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780804856355 |
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