Description
This book examines and re-imagines the turbulent and intertwined lives of Akiko Yosano (1878-1942) and Tekkan Yosano (1873-1935), two poets who sparked a revolution in the world of Japanese 'tanka' (short-verse classical poetry). The author explores their passionate and at times tormented relationship, using documentary sources and their poetry along with her own storytelling abilities in order to evoke the intimate details of their lives, together and apart.
The turbulent lives and passionate relationship of two radical Japanese poets are explored in this intimate and personal biography.
About the Author
Seiko Tanabe is a fiction writer and the winner of the Akutagawa Prize for her 1964 novel 'Senchimentaru jani' (Sentimental Journey).
Meredith McKinney is currently a visiting fellow at the Japan Centre, Australian National University, and works as a freelance translator.
Book Information
ISBN 9780857282460
Author Seiko Tanabe
Format Hardback
Page Count 283
Imprint Anthem Press
Publisher Anthem Press
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 26mm