{"product_id":"four-huts-asian-writings-on-the-simple-life-paperback","title":"Four Huts: Asian Writings on the Simple Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Addiss\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eBurton Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe short works collected in \u003ci\u003eFour Huts \u003c\/i\u003e give voice to one of the most treasured aesthetic and spiritual ideals of Asia--that of a simple life lived in a simple dwelling. The texts were written between the ninth and the seventeenth centuries and convey each author's underlying sense of the world and what is to be valued in it. \u003ci\u003eFour Huts \u003c\/i\u003e presents original translations by Burton Watson--one of the most respected translators of Chinese and Japanese literature. The qualities that emerge from these writings are an awareness of impermanence, love of nature, fondness for poetry and music, and an appreciation of the quiet life. \u003ci\u003eFour Huts \u003c\/i\u003e features eleven brush paintings by artist Stephen Addiss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurton Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (1925-2017) taught Chinese and Japanese literature at Columbia, Stanford, and Kyoto universities. He translated many books from Chinese and Japanese, and was one of the most well-known and respected translators in his field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe received the Gold Medal Award of the Translation Center at Columbia University in 1979, the PEN Translation Prize in both 1982 and 1995. In 2015, he received the prestigious PEN\/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation. He died in 2017 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Addiss, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Art at the University of Richmond in Virginia. A scholar-artist, he has exhibited his ink paintings and calligraphy in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He is also the author or coauthor of more than thirty books and catalogues about East Asian arts, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of One Hand: The Paintings and Calligraphy of Zen Master Hakuin\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 103\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.38 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377642201395,"sku":"9781570629464","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/31qljaOyoC9781570629464.webp?v=1779326018","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/four-huts-asian-writings-on-the-simple-life-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}