The Pillow Book of SEI Shonagon

The Diary of a Courtesan in Tenth Century Japan
Übersetzer: Waley, Arthur

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"The beauty of his (Waley's) prose captures the artistic spirit of a brilliant and fascinating woman."-from the foreword by Dennis Washburn

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tuttle Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 134mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 258g
• ISBN-13: 9784805311080
• ISBN-10: 4805311088
• Artikelnr.: 31383359

Autorenporträt

Arthur Waley (1889-1966) taught himself Chinese and Japanese after being appointed Assistant Keeper of Oriental Prints and Manuscripts at the British Museum. He was one of the most respected translators of Asian classics into English of his time, with his translated works including The Tale of Genji, Monkey (The Journey to the West) , The Noh Plays of Japan and The Analects of Confucius.