As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: Recollections of a Woman in 11th-Century Japan (Penguin Classics)

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Born on the height of the Heian period, the pseudonymous Lady Sarashina reveals much about the Japanese literary tradition on this haunting self-portrait. Born in 1008, Lady Sarashina was once a lady-in-waiting of Heian-period Japan. Her work stands out for its descriptions of her travels and pilgrimages and is unique in the literature of the period, in addition to one of the most first in the genre of trip writing.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the most efficient works all the way through history and across genres and disciplines. Readers consider the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and up to date authors, in addition to up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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