Memories of a Novice Monk
Author: Thích Nhất Hạnh
Published: August 10, 2005
Zen master, poet, and peace and human rights activist Thich Nhat Hanh was born in central Vietnam in 1926 and joined the monkhood at the age of sixteen.
Written by the author in his late twenties, My Master’s Robe is set in the heart of a peaceful monastery that is surrounded by war during the years 1942-1947.
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