On the narrow road to the deep north : journey into a lost Japan
Downer, Lesley Chan2024
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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.
Main title:
On the narrow road to the deep north : journey into a lost Japan / Lesley Chan Downer.
Author:
Downer, Lesley Chan, author
Imprint:
London : Eland, 2024.
Collation:
288 pages ; 22 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9781780602301 (pbk)
Dewey class:
915.204
LC class:
DS812
Local class:
915.204
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4057888