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The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto by Pico Iyer
Iyer goes to Japan to learn about Zen and to see if his romantic ideas about it are true. He meets Sachiko who dreams of all things American and through her begins to make sense of the contradictions of ancient and modern, East and West. First published in 1991 it seems a bit dated now but is still an enjoyable read.
(Christine Miller - bwl 52 July 2009 )