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The Stone Boy and Other Stories

by Thich Nhat Hanh · 1996

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Combining the traditional and the contemporary, Stone Boy and Other Storiescontains ten works of short fiction that illuminate Buddhist themes and Vietnamese culture.

Themes
BuddhismBuddhismMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 226 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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