{"product_id":"travels-with-a-writing-brush-classical-japanese-travel-writing-from-the-manyoshu-to-basho-9780241310878","title":"Travels with a Writing Brush: Classical Japanese Travel Writing from the Manyoshu to Basho","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rich and exquisite anthology that illuminates Japanese travel over a thousand years\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscover 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 \u003ci\u003easobi\u003c\/i\u003e, the wandering performers who prefigured geisha; traveling 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10383905\"\u003eMeredith McKinney\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241310878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0241310873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV003050\"\u003eAsia | East | Japan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV010000\"\u003eEssays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV026090\"\u003eSpecial Interest | Literary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeredith McKinney\u003c\/b\u003e 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 for Penguin Classics include \u003ci\u003eThe Pillow Book \u003c\/i\u003eof Sei Shonagon, \u003ci\u003eEssays in Idleness and Hojoki\u003c\/i\u003e by Kenko and Chomei, and two novels by Natsume Soseki.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42673325310189,"sku":"9780241310878","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_cf389553-07b3-468c-93c3-a23f32f75291.jpg?v=1649551419","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/travels-with-a-writing-brush-classical-japanese-travel-writing-from-the-manyoshu-to-basho-9780241310878","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}