{"product_id":"the-bridge-at-uji-tom-lowenstein-9781848617971","title":"The Bridge at Uji","description":"\u003cp\u003eUji is now a suburb to the south of Kyoto and its bridge over the river was first constructed in the 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. At one end sits a modern representation of Murasaki who introduced the bridge into the last chapters of her novel, translated by Arthur Waley as \u003cem\u003eThe Tale of Genji.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI sat by the bridge for half a day some years back watching the water flow in one direction while foot passengers and traffic moved across at right angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn return to London, the physicality of the bridge returned \u003cem\u003equa\u003c\/em\u003e metaphor, both as expressed by that particular bridge passage and as suggested by all modes of transition - though these might shift. In the poems that follow that metaphorical gesture repeats and may be interpreted idiosyncratically by separate readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Lowenstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848617976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848617971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shearsman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Tom Lowenstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992768119039,"sku":"9781848617971","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dda9a657-d4b2-4cd5-a6c0-6e01c131f529.jpg?v=1683320684","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bridge-at-uji-tom-lowenstein-9781848617971","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}