Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey by Mockett, Marie Mutsuki

Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey

Marie Mutsuki Mockett's family owns a Buddhist temple 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant....
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Author: Marie Mutsuki Mockett
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Language: English
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Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey by Mockett, Marie Mutsuki

Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey

€27,77

Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey

€27,77
Author: Marie Mutsuki Mockett
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Marie Mutsuki Mockett's family owns a Buddhist temple 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In March 2011, after the earthquake and tsunami, radiation levels prohibited the burial of her Japanese grandfather's bones. As Japan mourned thousands of people lost in the disaster, Mockett also grieved for her American father, who had died unexpectedly.

Seeking consolation, Mockett is guided by a colorful cast of Zen priests and ordinary Japanese who perform rituals that disturb, haunt, and finally uplift her. Her journey leads her into the radiation zone in an intricate white hazmat suit; to Eiheiji, a school for Zen Buddhist monks; on a visit to a Crab Lady and Fuzzy-Headed Priest's temple on Mount Doom; and into the thick dark of the subterranean labyrinth under Kiyomizu temple, among other twists and turns. From the ecstasy of a cherry blossom festival in the radiation zone to the ghosts inhabiting chopsticks, Mockett writes of both the earthly and the sublime with extraordinary sensitivity. Her unpretentious and engaging voice makes her the kind of companion a reader wants to stay with wherever she goes, even into the heart of grief itself.



Author: Marie Mutsuki Mockett
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 01/18/2016
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780393352290


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 02/07/2016 pg. 28

About the Author
Mockett, Marie Mutsuki: - Marie Mutsuki Mockett's novel Picking Bones from Ash was shortlisted for the 2010 Saroyan Prize and the Asian American Literary Awards for Fiction and was a finalist for the Paterson Prize. She has written for the New York Times, Salon, National Geographic, and other publications. She lives in San Francisco.

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