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 a chapter focusing on Genji’s return to the Capital, court politics and reencounters with some of the Tale’s major characters, it’s time today for a change of pace, and the opportunity to catch up with one of the story’s lesser lights. You see, with our boy having shared the love far and wide, it’s […]| Tony's Reading List
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 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
