
Travels with a Writing Brush
by Penguin Books Ltd
Title:
Travels with a Writing Brush
Author:
Penguin Books Ltd
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
400 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780241310878
EAN:
9780241310878
Publication Date:
07/11/2019
Classifications:
Anthologies (non-poetry)
Weight (g):
420
Dimensions (mm):
129 x 197 x 31
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
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 sleep on pillows of grass and listen to the autumnal insects; and a young girl who passionately longs to travel to the capital and read more stories. Taking in songs, dramas, tales, diaries and above all, poetry, this wonderful anthology roams over mountains and along perilous shores to show how profoundly travel inspired the Japanese imagination.



















