| #1609291 in Books | Irie Books | 2012-07-11 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.17 x5.51l,.19 | File type: PDF | 64 pages | ||4 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| A satisfied designer's commentary|By writetime|In my nearly fifty years as a book designer, I've enjoyed working on many books. But in "Floating Stone" the writing and imagery is especially well-met. The seeds for this book were planted long ago when translator Gerald Hausman became friends with Zen poet Philip Whalen in San Francisco. Miyazawa Kenji has often been described as
Seminal translations from the large body of Miyazawa Kenji's poetry. Considered to be one of the greatest modern Japanese poets, Miyazawa is also, "the poet of the Tsunami recovery." The editor selected brief lines from Miyazawa's best known works and they are juxtaposed with lovely photographs by Japanese photojournalist, Kenji Okuhira. Readers can see not only Miyazawa's homeland, but also images of the Tsunami disaster of 2011. There is a beautiful visual exposition o...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Floating Stone: 21 Thoughts of Kenji Miyazawa | Kenji Miyazawa. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
