About The Book
In The Stone Boy and Other Stories, Thich Nhat Hanh's newly assembled collection of short fiction, the well-known Zen Monk and Peace activist explores Buddhist themes of Love and compassion while introducing the reader to the treasures of Vietnamese culture. A gifted wordsmith and storyteller, Nhat Hanh uses the medium of short Fiction to examine the difficult themes of war, exodus, living in exile, egoism, Institutional oppression, and the master-disciple relationship. Weaving the actual and the magical into a seamless tapestry, he guides the reader to the realization of the miraculousness of daily life and the interconnectedness - "interbeing" - of all things.
About the Author
Other BooksHanh is a Zen master, teacher, and poet. He is author of Living Buddha, Living Christ, Peace is Every Step, and more than twenty other Books on the Art of mindful living. He has also written several works of Poetry and fiction, including Call Me By My True Names, A Taste of Earth and Other Legends of Vietnam, and Hermitage Among the Clouds. He served as Chair of the Buddhist Peace Delegation to the Paris Peace Talks during the Vietnam War, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He now lives in France, where he is head of Plum Village, a Buddhist Meditation community. Cover Design : Legacy Midia, Inc.
Text Design : Legacy Midia, Inc.
Drawings : Nguyen Thi Hop
Drawings : Vo-Dinh Mai
Contents
1. The Ancient Tree
2. The Giant Pines
3. The Pine Gate
4. A Bouquet of Wildflowers
5. There are Beautiful Eyes
6. The Bodhisattva on the Fragrant Mountain
7. The Stone Boy
8. A Lone Pink Fish
9. The Moon Bamboo
10. Peony Blossoms
11. About the Stories
Review
"Like the depth that comes with mindful breathing, Thich Nhat Hanh's restrained prose plumbs both visible and invisible worlds with skill and ease. These are brilliant, powerful - verging on cathartic - stories infused with penetrating wisdom and united by inner awakening to the sacredness of all life." - East/West Magazine