Jack’s Reviews > In the shade of spring leaves: The life and writings of Higuchi Ichiyō, a woman of letters in Meiji Japan > Status Update

On my last story. This has been excellent. Only “Encounters on a dark night” (Yamiyo, 1894) was a little off due to how it was serialized and some abruptness between episodes.

This is a great biography with sections if her diary and 9 translated short stories.

still very good

Consistently good

finished part 1, biography and diary.
Now on part two, stories.

Chapter 4, The Yoshiwara, covers Ichiyō’s mature writing and the influence of Ihara Saikaku (1642-93) on her style.

Starting chapter 4. So far the biography section of the text is pretty good. It switches between explanation and her diary entries. I would like to read more of the diary but i don't know if there is a complete English translation.