Travels with a Writing Brush
Classical Japanese Travel Writing from the Manyoshu to Basho
$22.94
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
19 November 2019
Summary
A rich and exquisite anthology that illuminates Japanese travel over a thousand years
Shortlisted for the NSW Translation Prize
Discover a realm of travel writing undreamed of in the West - a richly literary tradition extending through a thousand years and more, whose individual works together weave a dense and beautiful brocade of repeated patterns and motifs, tones and textures. Here are asobi, the wandering performers who prefigured geisha; travelling monks who sle…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241310878 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241310873 |
| Author: | Meredith McKinney |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 296g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
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 * RTE *
About The Author
Meredith McKinney
Meredith McKinney is a translator of Japanese literature, both contemporary and classical. She lived in Japan for twenty years and is currently Honorary Associate Professor at the Australian National University in Canberra. Her translations include The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon, Essays in Idleness and Hojoki by Kenko and Chomei, and two novels by Natsume Soseki.
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