Wu is the Japanese word for the tranquility associated with holy things, many of which reflect spiritual balance. As Paul Kasoura explains to Childan, wu can exist in surprising places; Paul believes that the Edfrank jewelry is a prime example of wu.
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Wu Term Timeline in The Man in the High Castle
The timeline below shows where the term Wu appears in The Man in the High Castle. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 11
...Though it does not have wabi, the Japanese word for good taste, it does have wu, a Chinese word for the tranquility associated with holy things. In fact, to Paul the...
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...explains to Childan that his colleagues, after some discussion, agreed that the strange jewelry possessed wu. Paul concludes that, having persuaded his colleagues of this fact, he is “exhausted”; he returns...
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