As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams - Sarashina

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As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams

Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh-century Japan

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Translator - Ivan Morris

Introduction by - Ivan Morris

Penguin Classic
Paperback : 30 Jan 1975

£10.99

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Born at the height of the Heian period, the pseudonymous Lady Sarashina reveals much about the Japanese literary tradition in this haunting self-portrait.

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‘It is like seeing a garden at night in which certain parts are lit up so brightly that we can distinguish each blade of grass, each minute insect, each nuance of colour, while the rest of the garden and the tidal wave that threatens it remain in darkness’ – Ivan Morris

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As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams Illustrations and Maps
Sections and Chronology
Introduction
Translation: As I Crossed A Bridge of Dreams
Notes
Index to Notes