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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. 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