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I. Morris
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As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh Century Japan (Classics) |
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| Published in: |
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English |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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176 |
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1975-01-30 |
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0140442820 |
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Penguin Classics |
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0.1 pounds |
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4.92 x 0.51 x 7.6 inches |
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New Ed |
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3 rockpaperscissors (USA: AZ), Angela Trejo (USA: GA), Tweedledum (United Kingdom) |
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3 Andrea of Uji (USA: TN), Aliera (USA: MD), Katie (USA: IL) |
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Product Description
"As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams" is a unique autobiography in which the anonymous writer known as Lady Sarashina intersperses personal reflections, anecdotes and lyrical poems with accounts of her travels and evocative descriptions of the Japanese countryside. Born in AD 1008, Lady Sarashina felt an acute sense of melancholy that led her to withdraw into the more congenial realm of the imagination - this deeply introspective work presents her vision of the world. While barely alluding to certain aspects of her life such as marriage, she illuminates her pilgrimages to temples and mystical dreams in exquisite prose, describing a profound emotional journey that can be read as a metaphor for life itself.
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Tweedledum (United Kingdom) (2012/05/13):
A book that takes the reader to another time and place entirely. The idea of commenting in poetry begins to seep in forcing a slower pace of reading and encouraging reflection.
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