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As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: Recollections of a Woman in 11th-Century Japan (Penguin Classics) (Reprint Edition) by Ivan Morris (Translator), Ivan (Translation And Introduction) Lady Sarashina, Ivan (Translated By) Sarashina /. Morris Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 1989 ISBN-10: 0-14-044282-0 / 0140442820 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-044282-3 / 9780140442823 Born at the height of the Heian period, the pseudonymous Lady Sarashina reveals much about the Japanese literary tradition in this haunting self-portrait. Born in 1008, Lady Sarashina was a lady-in-waiting of Heian-period Japan. Her work stands out for its descriptions of her travels and pilgrimages |