{"product_id":"the-confessions-of-lady-nijo-karen-brazell-9780804709309","title":"The Confessions of Lady Nijo","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn about 1307 a remarkable woman in Japan sat down to complete the story of her life. The result was an autobiographical narrative, a tale of thirty-six years (1271-1306) in the life of Lady Nijo, starting when she became the concubine of a retired emperor in Kyoto at the age of fourteen and ending, several love affairs later, with an account of her new life as a wandering Buddhist nun. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough the vagaries of history, however, the glory of Lady Nijo's story has taken six and half centuries to arrive. \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions of Lady Nijo\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eTowazugatari\u003c\/i\u003e in Japanese, was not widely circulated after it was written, perhaps because of the dynastic quarrel that soon split the imperial family, or perhaps because of Lady Nijo's intimate portrait of a very human emperor. Whatever the cause, the book was neglected, then forgotten completely, and only a single manuscript survived. This was finally discovered in 1940, but would not be published until after World War II in 1950. This translation and its annotations draw on multiple Japanese editions, but borrow most heavily from the interpretations offered by Tsugita Kasumi. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Brazell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804709300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804709309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.55w x 0.91d","brand":"Karen Brazell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043555340543,"sku":"9780804709309","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_545a6dbc-0e0e-4833-b7d8-0099eaa02a0c.jpg?v=1684967834","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-confessions-of-lady-nijo-karen-brazell-9780804709309","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}