Travels with a Writing Brush
Classical Japanese Travel Writing from the Manyoshu to Basho
«A delightful anthology that traces the evolution of travel writing in Japan through diaries, stories, drama and poetry ... In this remarkable work of translation and scholarship, filled with wonderful vignettes of Japanese life and sensibility, McKinney introduces readers to the nation's rich and unique literary tradition»
P.D James, The Guardian
A rich and exquisite anthology that illuminates Japanese travel over a thousand years. Les mer
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A rich and exquisite anthology that illuminates Japanese travel over a thousand years.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Penguin Classics
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 400
- ISBN
- 9780241310878
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
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«A delightful anthology that traces the evolution of travel writing in Japan through diaries, stories, drama and poetry ... In this remarkable work of translation and scholarship, filled with wonderful vignettes of Japanese life and sensibility, McKinney introduces readers to the nation's rich and unique literary tradition»
P.D James, The Guardian
«A marvel of absorbing, elegant scholarship . . . Travels With A Writing Brush is a beehive of a book, buzzing with superb commentary and annotations, and bound to last generations.»
Barry Hill, Australian Book Review
«A fascinating adventure ... Resonates as much with today as with yesteryear, and even for readers unfamiliar with Japan... A beautiful work»
Japan Times
«A fascinating compendium»
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