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Where the dead pause, and the Japanese say goodbye a journey

"Seeking consolation [after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster of 2011], Mockett is guided by a colorful cast of Zen priests and ordinary Japanese who perform rituals that disturb, haunt, and finally uplift her. Her journey leads her into the radiation zone in an intricate white...

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Main Author: Mockett, Marie Mutsuki (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton, [2015]
Subjects:
Mockett, Marie Mutsuki > Family.
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 > Personal narratives.
Monastic and religious life (Zen Buddhism) > Japan.
Grief > Religious aspects > Zen Buddhism.
Fukushima-ken (Japan) > Biography.
Summary: "Seeking consolation [after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster of 2011], Mockett is guided by a colorful cast of Zen priests and ordinary Japanese who perform rituals that disturb, haunt, and finally uplift her. Her journey leads her into the radiation zone in an intricate white hazmat suit; to Eiheiji, a school for Zen Buddhist monks; on a visit to a Crab Lady and Fuzzy-Headed Priests temple on Mount Doom; and into the 'thick dark' of the subterranean labyrinth under Kiyomizu temple, among other twists and turns"--Amazon.com.
Physical Description: 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN: 0393063011
9780393063011
Author Notes: Marie Mutsuki Mockett 's novel Picking Bones from Ash was shortlisted for the 2010 Saroyan Prize and the Asian American Literary Awards for Fiction and was a finalist for the Paterson Prize. She has written for the New York Times, Salon, National Geographic, and other publications. She lives in San Francisco.

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