Hōjōki
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Hōjōki, variously translated as An Account of My Hut or The Ten Foot Square Hut, is an important short work of the Kamakura period (1185–1333) in Japan by Kamo no Chōmei. Written in 1212, the essay describes disasters that befall the people of Kyoto from earthquakes to famine and fire. Chōmei becomes a Buddhist monk and moves farther and farther into the mountains, eventually living in a 10-foot square hut. The work is commonly classified as belonging to the zuihitsu genre.
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