{"product_id":"new-chronicles-of-yanagibashi-and-diary-of-a-journey-to-the-west-narushima-ryuhoku-reports-from-home-and-abroad-paperback-softback-9781933947518","title":"\"New Chronicles of Yanagibashi\" and \"Diary of a Journey to the West\"; Narushima Ryuhoku Reports from Home and Abroad (Paperback \/ softback) 9781933947518","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003e\"New Chronicles of Yanagibashi\" and \"Diary of a Journey to the West\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNarushima Ryuhoku Reports from Home and Abroad\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRyuhoku Narushima (Author), Matthew Fraleigh (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781933947518\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e456 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book features complete annotated translations of Narushima Ryuhoku's two most widely read and influential texts, both of which showcase the innovative and experimental use of Chinese-language discourse taking place in Japan during the nineteenth century.\u003c\/b\u003e Focused on one of the capital city's celebrated geisha districts, the satirical New Chronicles of Yanagibashi serves as both a documentary record of changing customs during the tumultuous 1850s–70s and an amusingly nuanced social critique. Banned multiple times, the work nevertheless became a favorite of the Meiji reading public. This text is paired with Diary of a Journey to the West, Ryuhoku's travelogue from his world tour of 1872–1873.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell East Asia Series","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523344560408,"sku":"9781933947518","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/new-chronicles-of-yanagibashi-and-diary-of-a-journey-to-the-west-narushima-ryuhoku-reports-from-home-and-abroad-paperback-softback-9781933947518","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}