The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery. Janwillem Van De Wetering, St. Martin's Griffin, 1999.
 
Memoir
ISBN: 0312207743
 
Seen by many as a contemporary classic, Janwillem van de Wetering's small and admirable memoir records the experiences of a young Dutch student—later a widely celebrated mystery writer—who spent a year and a half as a novice monk in a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery. It is the first book in a trilogy that continues with A Glimpse of Nothingness and Afterzen.
 
Secure binding with clean pages. Sticker gum residue at the rear bottom corner and light edge wear. Softcover book with 146 pages.