Japón maravilloso (y neurótico)
“La cultura japonesa y su sociedad son fascinantes y, al mismo tiempo, perturbadoras. Japón es, quizá, el país más neurótico del mundo, con su obsesión por la perfección y, tal vez por ello, el que…| morfemacero.com
After the Shining One’s triumphant return to the City in ‘Akashi’, today’s leg of our chapter-by-chapter journey through The Tale of Genji marks somewhat of a new beginning. The focus shifts slightly from a well-to-do young man doing what well-to-do young men do (and mostly getting away with it), to a more political tale, with […]| Tony's Reading List
“La cultura japonesa y su sociedad son fascinantes y, al mismo tiempo, perturbadoras. Japón es, quizá, el país más neurótico del mundo, con su obsesión por la perfección y, tal vez por ello, el que…| morfemacero.com
In my previous post, I focused on Genji’s move from Suma down the coast to Akashi, and on his relationship with a beautiful woman living there, but there’s a lot more to ‘Akashi’ than that. Today we’re examining a couple of different sides to the chapter, with a look at Japanese mythology and a quick […]| Tony's Reading List
It’s been five weeks since we last caught up with Genji, shivering by the beach as a storm raged, but on returning to Suma after finishing Women in Translation Month, we find our poor hero still there, enduring a night seemingly without end. Worse is shortly to come for the Shining One and his retainers, […]| Tony's Reading List
After a couple of very big chapters, in which we had a spot of spirit possession and a little politics for good measure, it’s almost a relief to find that today’s section of The Tale of…| Tony's Reading List
In my last post, looking at some of the events in the ‘Sakaki’ chapter of The Tale of Genji, I focused heavily on our hero’s love life, or rather, on certain romantic setbacks. H…| Tony's Reading List
Thanks to review copies, the odd friendly gift and a lot of purchases, my private library of translations of and secondary literature on The Tale of Genji has reached sizeable proportions. However…| Tony's Reading List
It wouldn’t be #JanuaryInJapan without some Genji-related reading, and I’d actually had my choice ready for a number of months now. However, the best-laid plans etc etc, and a recent p…| Tony's Reading List
