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Nan Shin (1935–1992)

Author of Diary of a Zen Nun

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Diary of a Zen Nun (1986) 61 copies, 1 review
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Tolstoy (1965) — Translator, some editions — 668 copies, 9 reviews
The Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master Reveals the Secrets of the Samurai (Compass) (1983) — Translator, some editions — 266 copies, 5 reviews
Chanel and Her World: Friends, Fashion, and Fame (2005) — Translator, some editions — 247 copies, 4 reviews
Questions to a Zen Master (1981) — Translator and Editor, some editions — 174 copies, 3 reviews
Cambodia: Year Zero (1978) — Translator, some editions — 77 copies, 1 review
Blood of the Bastille, 1787-1789: From Calonne's Dismissal to the Uprising of Paris (1987) — Translator, some editions — 76 copies, 1 review
Gods with bronze swords (1970) — Translator, some editions — 7 copies

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Diary of a Zen Nun by Nan Shin
Nan Shin (Nancy Amphoux) was a follower of a famous Zen monk, the late Taisen Deshimaru, and in this journal she describes life in the Master's dojo in Alsace, her world travels on behalf of his spiritual community, her love of nature and her personal struggles with cancer.

These strands are interwoven to make a marvellously evocative whole; aphoristic, witty, moving and deeply spiritual. The spirit of Zen - mischievous, yet deeply serious, strengthening and profound - infuses every page. show more Never has the spirit of 'Living Zen' been brought so vividly to life. The book is beautifully illustrated in black and white by Peter Watson. show less
Mar 20, 2019

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