Kamo Chōmei: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Kamo no Chōmei
Born	1155 • Japan
Died	July 24, 1216 (aged 61) • Kyōto • Japan
Notable Works	“An Account of My Hut” • “Mumyō shō”

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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