Records of a floating life
If you looked back (given a sufficient amount of time) at your life, what details would you choose to record? Just the essentials? As the great T’ang poet Li Po … Continue reading
Monday, 24 August, 2015 · Leave a comment
Genji monogatari
So much has been said about Genji Monogatari (源氏物語): some say it is the world’s first novel; others, the greatest novel ever written; others again an incomparable source of information … Continue reading
Wednesday, 19 August, 2009 · Leave a comment
The good books
Personal culture is, well, personal, so a list of writers who have been most important to me in my 50 years of reading may well not resonate with anyone else. … Continue reading
Tuesday, 7 July, 2009 · 1 Comment
