{"product_id":"a-cup-of-sake-beneath-the-cherry-trees-yoshida-kenko","title":"A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees (Yoshida Kenko)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met...'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoonlight, sake, spring blossom, idle moments, a woman's hair - these exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoshida Kenko (c. 1283-1352). Kenko's work is included in Penguin Classics in \u003ci\u003eEssays in Idleness and Hojoki\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMeredith McKinney is a translator of Japanese literature. She lived in Japan for twenty years and is Honorary Associate Professor at the Australian National University in Canberra. Her translations for Penguin Classics include \u003ci\u003eThe Pillow Book \u003c\/i\u003eof Sei Shonagon, \u003ci\u003eEssays in Idleness and Hojoki\u003c\/i\u003e by Kenko and Chomei, two novels by Natsume Soseki and an anthology of classical Japanese travel writing, \u003ci\u003eTravels with a Writing Brush\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 64 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63381328298333,"sku":"K049034080","price":4.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/216365-4903408000001A.jpg?v=1770795036","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/a-cup-of-sake-beneath-the-cherry-trees-yoshida-kenko","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}