The Master of the

The Main of the (original title: 本覚坊遺文/ Honkaku bô ibun ) is new a history of the Japanese writer Yasushi Inoue, written in 1991. It is its last work. Very documented, this however fictitious history is based on actual facts and is told to us in a very alive way.

Complete summary

The monk Honkakubô, disciple of the large Master of the SEN No Rikyū, tells, through a report card rather similar to a newspaper, his investigation into the mysterious causes of died by Seppuku of his Master.

Chapter 1

The Honkakubô monk meets Tôyôbô, a friendly monk of Rikyû. We are in 1597, almost seven years after the death of this last. While taking the, they discuss the events surrounding death of Rikyû. The discussion is intersected by the evocation with memories that Honkakubô had in particular divided with its Master.

Chapter 2

This part chronological and is dated (of beginning 1603) the made-to-order of a journal.
Kôsetsusaï Okano, monk and former samurai of the Clan Hojo, come to return visit in Honkakubô. After being itself made serve the, he asks this last to study a manuscript written by his own Master of the: Sôji Yamanoue, itself disciple of Rikyû as well as Honkakubô, and treating principles of the Way of the.

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