Contributions

  • Morris, Ivan I. - Contributor

Publication

1975 - Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, England

Language

English

Word Count

38,250 words, Guess

Page Count

153 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads14045
  • LibraryThing361191

Description

Born in A.D. 1008 at the height of the Heian Period, the Lady Sarashina (as she is known) left behind her a diary that is remarkable for its wistfulness and sensitivity. Its shy and vulnerable author found happiness neither in her work at court nor with her family, and projected into her writing dreams and veiled longings that are both timeless and poignant.

First Sentence

I was brought up in a part of the country so remote that it lies beyond the end of the Great East Road.

Subjects

Topics

WomenDiariesHistoryBiographyBiographiesWomen, japanJapan, fiction

Places

Genres

  • Autobiography

Series Statement

  • Penguin Classics

Other Editions

  • As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: recollections of a woman in eleventh-century JapanPaperbackPenguin Books1975-01-01
Show 8 more editions

Similar Books

Reader Reviews

No reviews yet for this book.

Be the first to share your thoughts!