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As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams |
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| Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 176 pages | ISBN 9780140442823 | 05 Dec 1989 | Penguin Classic | 18 - AND UP |
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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.
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
‘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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