Hermitage Among the Clouds: An Historical Novel of Fourteenth Century Vietnam

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Set at the turn of the fourteenth century, this historical novel tells the story of Princess Amazing Jewel and her father, King Tran Nhan Tong who abdicated the throne at the height of his illustrious career to become a Buddhist monk and later to establish the Bamboo Forest School of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism.

“Thich Nhat Hanh’s writing has a lightness, a loveliness and a delicacy that calms and nourishes.”—Inquiring Mind

Paperback   144 pages   

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Set at the turn of the fourteenth century, this historical novel tells the story of Princess Amazing Jewel and her father, King Tran Nhan Tong who abdicated the throne at the height of his illustrious career to become a Buddhist monk and later to establish the Bamboo Forest School of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism.

“Thich Nhat Hanh’s writing has a lightness, a loveliness and a delicacy that calms and nourishes.”—Inquiring Mind

Paperback   144 pages