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Possibly the first novel whose subject is the writing of haiku; a tour-de-force first novel which takes us to ancient Edo and contemporary New Orleans, and teaches us about love, poetry and just what it all might mean.
Possibly the first novel whose subject is the writing of haiku; a tour-de-force first novel which takes us to ancient Edo and contemporary New Orleans, and teaches us about love, poetry and just what it all might mean.
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IN OLD JAPAN, deep in mountains by a lake that froze half the year, where loads of snow piled like top hats on the heads of weary cows; where gray slush filled deep ditches along the Shogun's snaking highway to more important places; in a land of snow where snow melted to the whispery tune of mid-summer's enormous mosquitoes; in a poor province, a downtrodden land where farmers tried to forget the rice tax as they passed the sake, sang the songs, and took turns simmering in hot tubs, cauldrons of steamy water that turned grimmer and browner with each bony, naked bather. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lord Kaga, Master Cup-of-Tea, Lady Plum, Old Japan, Trash House, New Orleans, Sixth Month, Carrollton Avenue, Happy Hour New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
IN OLD JAPAN, deep in mountains by a lake that froze half the year, where loads of snow piled like top hats on the heads of weary cows; where gray slush filled deep ditches along the Shogun's snaking highway to more important places; in a land of snow where snow melted to the whispery tune of mid-summer's enormous mosquitoes; in a poor province, a downtrodden land where farmers tried to forget the rice tax as they passed the sake, sang the songs, and took turns simmering in hot tubs, cauldrons of steamy water that turned grimmer and browner with each bony, naked bather. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lord Kaga, Master Cup-of-Tea, Lady Plum, Old Japan, Trash House, New Orleans, Sixth Month, Carrollton Avenue, Happy Hour New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!