Kagero Nikki written by "Mother of Michitsuna" translated by Edward Seidensticker And so the months and the years have gone by, but little has turned out well for me. Each new year in turn has failed to bring happiness. Indeed, as I think of the unsatisfying events I have recorded here, I wonder whether I have been describing anything of substance. Call it, this journal of mine, a shimmering of the summer sky. pg. 69 I've read (and enjoyed) The Tale of Genji and The Pillow book of Sei Shōnagon... read more
