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1283–1350 · Japanese writer

Also known as: Kenkō, Kenkō Yoshida, Urabe no Kaneyoshi, Yoshida Kenkou, Ёсида Кэнко, يوشيدا كينكو

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Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces
Essays in idleness (1967)
Tsurezuregusa (1932)
The miscellany of a Japanese priest, being a translation of Tsure-zure gusa (1974)
The miscellany of a Japanese priest (1914)