In the Shade of Spring Leaves. The Life and Writings of Higuchi Ichiyo, A Woman of Letters in Meiji Japan.
New Haven. Yale. 1981. Stock ID #213325 "A sensitive critical biography, interlaced with extracts from [Ichiyo's] diary, and [Danly's] translation of nine representative stories, several appearing in English for the first time. The stories demonstrate the qualities for which Ichiyo is famous: brilliant local color, elegance of style and deep insight into urban society's fringe dwellers, particularly women and adolescents." (Publishers Weekly.) When referring to this item please quote stockid 213325.
Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, ix + 355pp, notes, bibliography, index, prior owner's signature front free endpaper, sunned dustjacket reverse foxed, very good hardback copy.
Price: $44.00 AU