The Stone Boy and Other stories

Description

In The Stone Boys and Other Stories. Thich Nhat Han’s newly assembled collection of short fiction, the well-known Zen monk and peace activist explore Buddhist themes of love and compassion while introducing the reader to 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 discipline 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- “interesting”- of all things.