On the Narrow Road to the Deep North
Journey into a lost Japan
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2024
Eland Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78060-230-1 (ISBN)
Eland Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78060-230-1 (ISBN)
After eight years working in Japan, immersing herself in its language and literature, Lesley Chan Downer set off in the footsteps of Matsuo Basho, Japan s most cherished poet, to explore the country s remote northern provinces. Basho s pilgrimage to find the landscapes that had inspired the great medieval poets gave birth to Japan s most famous travel book, rich in strange imagery and sometimes comic encounters along the road. In this intriguing cross-threading of journeys, perceptions and exquisite haiku, Lesley creates her own funny, loving and honest portrayal of contemporary Japan. As she walks, she finds at one and the same time a drab post-industrial landscape of concrete and cable, but also a land still full of the old enchantments. Nights in thatched highland villages and sake-drenched poetry sessions encourage her to see for herself if any of the legendary hermit-priests still survive in the sacred mountains of the north.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.09.2024 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Eland classic |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien |
| Reiseführer ► Asien ► Japan | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78060-230-8 / 1780602308 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78060-230-1 / 9781780602301 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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