As I Crossed the Bridge of Dreams Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh-Century Japan - The Penguin Classics

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.

ISBN:	9780140442823
Publisher:	Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Published date:	30 Jan 1975
DEWEY:	952.010924
DEWEY edition:	18
Language:	English
Number of pages:	153
Weight:	136g
Height:	199mm
Width:	129mm
Spine width:	12mm

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