| As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh-Century Japan Revised Edition Contributor(s): Lady Sarashina (Author), Estate of Ivan Morris (Translator), Estate of Ivan Morris (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0140442820 ISBN-13: 9780140442823 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1989 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Classics S |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.30 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born at the height of the Heian period, the pseudonymous Lady Sarashina reveals much about the Japanese literary tradition in this haunting self-portrait. Born in 1008, Lady Sarashina was a lady-in-waiting of Heian-period Japan. Her work stands out for its descriptions of her travels and pilgrimages and is unique in the literature of the period, as well as one of the first in the genre of travel writing. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |