by jkvincent | Apr 17, 2019 | novels |
A Japanese Classic Illuminated Portrait-Icon of Murasaki Shikibu (Murasaki Shikibu zu) Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-1691) Held at Ishiyama-dera Temple, Otsu, Shiga Prefecture (credit Wikimedia commons) I am writing today because I want to share my excitement about the stunning...
by jkvincent | Jan 3, 2019 | novels |
Congratulations to my good friend Dawn Lawson, who has just won the Kyoko Selden Prize for her translation of Nakajima Shōen’s 1889 novel, A Famous Flower in Mountain Seclusion (『山間の名花』). Nakajima (1861-1901), also known as Kishida Toshiko, was one of...
