Saibara

Inbar's translations of Heian Era (794-1185) court songs highlight their earthy, erotic nature.

About the author

Born in Jerusalem and raised in Brooklyn, TOMER INBAR studied writing at Binghamton University and has an MA in Classical Japanese Literature from Cornell University and law degrees from New York University. He founded and edited Camellia, an experimental literary journal (1989–97), and has published translations of Saibara, a genre of Japanese folk song formalized in the Heian period. Inbar currently is an attorney at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, representing charities and other nonprofit organizations, and lives in Park Slope.

Summary

Inbar's translations of Heian Era (794-1185) court songs highlight their earthy, erotic nature.

Product details

• Assisted by: Tomer Inbar (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 26.04.2022, delayed
• EAN: 9781634059831
• ISBN: 978-1-63405-983-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / Ancient & Classical, POETRY / Asian / General