One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Translation of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (Translations from the Asian Classics)
A new translation of one of Japan's most famous poetry collections.(Donald RichieJapan Times)"[This] excellent new translation... reveals the vivid emotions that have kept the heart of the collection beating all this time.(Andrew MonahanTIME Magazine, Asia Edition)A beautiful book.(Sue StandfordJapanese Studies)These translations are themselves poems, born from the originals. And that is precisely why they are so valuable. To read the originals in tandem with the translations makes one feel in the presence of a treasure. For contemporary Japanese readers this translation provides a joy hitherto unknown.(Masayo KoikeWeekly Asahi)An attractive volume of theHyakunin Isshucontaining all the essentials: an appealing translation, plus the originals.(Complete Review)