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Poetry of the East. Japan

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Poetry of the East. Japan
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This book is a poetic journey through Japan, during which the reader will climb sacred mountain peaks and visit a fishing tavern by the sea, admire the Sixteenth Moon and cherry blossoms, listen to bells, cuckoos, and deer cries, participate in cricket catching and rice harvesting, learn the secret of the legendary fox stone, attend the First Day of the Snake, the Meeting of the Two Stars, Hanami, Tanabata, and Tsukimi festivals, taste wine with chrysanthemum petals, and truly appreciate the beauty of all seasons.

More than 630 haiku by 90 Japanese classics, translated by N. Azbelev, K. Balmont, A. Brant, V. Markova, V. Mart, V. Mendrin, N. Novich, A. Press, G. Rachinsky, P. Sukhotin, and M. Yamaguchi, illustrated with 125 ancient Japanese paintings and prints, will open the door to the reader’s amazing world of Japanese worldview and contemplation.
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