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Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. Crisp, tightly bound, and unmarked. 285pp. -- This book is a collection of Japanese tanka poetry and has two main themes: one is the author's distress over the world situation, and the other is her state of mind facing old age. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

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Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. Two Countries: A Collection of Japanese Tanka. Book.

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. Clean, tightly bound, unmarked. ix, 279pp. Dual language. -- Destiny is a collection of Japanese tanka poetry written between 1971 and 1975. This English translation was made for the benefit of May Yen Ting's non-Japanese-speaking descendants and for those who are interested in bilingual tanka. May Yen Ting was born in Taiwan during the Japanese Occupation. She was educated in Japan and studied Japanese literature at Ochanomizu University. Upon graduation, she returned to Taiwan and taught in a Japanese high school. In her fifties, she wrote several textbooks for Taiwanese to learn Japanese language while teaching in universities. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.…

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Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 102 pages. 9.00x0.23x6.00 inches. In Stock.

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Etat : New. pp. 294 Bilingual edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Destiny is a collection of Japanese tanka poetry written between 1971 and 1975. This English translation was made for the benefit of May Yen Ting's non-Japanese-speaking descendants and for those who are interested in bilingual tanka. May Yen Ting was born in Taiwan during the Japanese Occupation. She was educated in Japan and studied Japanese literature at Ochanomizu University. Upon graduation, she returned to Taiwan and taught in a Japanese high school. In her fifties, she wrote several textbooks for Taiwanese to learn Japanese language while teaching in universities.At the end of World War II, her nationality changed from Japanese to Chinese. Many tanka in this collection were composed while the future of Taiwan was unpredictable, caused by an unsettled international situation. The agony and sorrow of the Taiwanese people can be felt through her words.My feelings As I await judgement These days I read the news With bated breath(Written while awaiting the UN decision to replace Taiwan, Republic of China, by the People's Republic of China in the Security Council in 1971.).…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Two Countries is a collection of Japanese tanka poetry and has two main themes: one is the author's distress over the world situation, and the other is her state of mind facing old age. May Yen Ting's ancestors emigrated from Fukien, China to Taiwan in the mid-1700's to seek a better life. She was born after Taiwan became a Japanese territory in 1895 and was educated in Japan. Upon graduation from Ochanomizu University, she returned to Taiwan to teach in a Japanese high school. Her nationality was changed from Japanese to Chinese. Concerned about her children's education because of the uncertain status of Taiwan, she sent her children to the U.S. for their college educations. She lived under complicated situations between Japan and Taiwan, between Taiwan and the United States, and between Taiwan and Mainland China.She expresses the second theme frankly, as a human being, her love of life, the loneliness of old age and her approach in encouraging herself. She was most grateful to her forward-looking father and uncle for sending her to Japan for her education. She was fortunate to reconnect with her Japanese high school teacher/mentor after 50 years, through World War II and the lack of diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Japan. Under her teacher's guidance, she started writing tanka in her sixties.…

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Paperback / softback. Etat : New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.