These Tiny, Exquisite Communications From Seventh-Century Japan Cross Cultural And... [Derived Headline]
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These tiny, exquisite communications from seventh-century Japan cross cultural and time barriers to remind us of the enduring emotional subtleties of human relations. They are in From the Morning of the World (pound(s)12, Harvill), Graeme Wilson's masterly volume of translations from the Manyoshu, the first anthology of poetry in Japanese, probably compiled at indirect imperial command by the poet Otomo no Yakamochi. Some of the poets - women as well as men -are named but these three fragments are anonymous. - Lesley Duncan
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