{"product_id":"gossamer-years-9781462903573","title":"Gossamer Years","description":"\u003ci\u003eKagero Nikki\u003c\/i\u003e, translated here as \u003ci\u003eThe Gossamer Years\u003c\/i\u003e, belongs to the same period as the celebrated \u003ci\u003eTale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e by Murasaki Shikuibu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis remarkably frank autobiographical diary and personal confession attempts to describe a difficult relationship as it reveals two tempestuous decades of the author's unhappy marriage and her growing indignation at rival wives and mistresses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToo impetuous to be satisfied as a subsidiary wife, this beautiful (and unnamed) noblewoman of the Heian dynasty protests the marriage system of her time in one of Japanese literature's earliest attempts to portray difficult elements of the predominant social hierarchy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA classic work of early Japanese prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Gossamer Years\u003c\/i\u003e is an important example of the development of Heian literature, which, at its best, represents an extraordinary flowering of realistic expression, an attempt, unique for its age, to treat the human condition with frankness and honesty. A timeless and intimate glimpse into the culture of ancient Japan, this translation by Edward Seidensticker paints a revealing picture of married life in the Heian period.","brand":"Edward Seidensticker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48291846258939,"sku":"9781462903573","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_da9d3f06-60c5-41f7-a4c7-e756c0af5f59.jpg?v=1779190617","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/gossamer-years-9781462903573","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}