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9780520259911

East Wind Melts the Ice

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    9780520259911

  • ISBN10:

    0520259912

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-02-17
  • Publisher: Univ of California Pr

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Writing in luminous prose, Liza Dalby, acclaimed author ofGeishaandThe Tale of Murasaki,brings us this elegant and unique year's journal-- a brilliant mosaic that is at once a candid memoir, a gardener's diary, and an enlightening excursion through cultures east and west. Structured according to the seasonal units of an ancient Chinese almanac,East Wind Melts the Iceis made up of 72 short chapters that can be read straight through or dipped into at random. In the essays, Dalby transports us from her Berkeley garden to the streets of Kyoto, to Imperial China, to the sea cliffs of Northern California, and to points beyond. Throughout these journeys, Dalby weaves her memories of living in Japan and becoming the first and only non-Japanese geisha, her observations on the recurring phenomena of the natural world, and meditations on the cultural aesthetics of Japan, China, and California. She illuminates everyday life as well, in stories of keeping a pet butterfly, roasting rice cakes with her children, watching whales, and pampering worms to make compost. In the manner of the Japanese personal poetic essay, this vibrant work comprises 72 windows on a life lived between cultures, and the result is a wonderfully engaging read.

Table of Contents

preface
maps of time
spring
east wind melts the ice
february 5 through 9
dormant creatures start to twitch
february 10 through 14
fish swim upstream, breaking the ice
february 15 through 19
river otters sacrifice fish
february 20 through 24
wild geese head north
february 25 through 28
grasses and trees sprout
march 1 through 5
peach blossoms open
march 6 through 10
golden orioles sing
march 11 through 15
hawks become doves
march 16 through 21
swallows return
march 22 through 26
thunder sings
march 27 through 31
first lightning
april 1 through 5
paulownia blooms
april 6 through 10
moles become quails
april 11 through 15
rainbows appear
april 16 through 21
floating weeds appear
april 22 through 26
pigeons flap their wings
april 27 through may 1
the hoopoe alights in the mulberry
may 2 through 6
summer
little frogs peep
may 7 through 11
worms come forth
may 12 through 16
cucurbit flourishes
may 17 through 21
bitter herb grows tall
may 22 through 26
waving grasses wither
may 27 through 31
grain ripens
june 1 through 5
mantids hatch
june 6 through 10
the shrike begins to shriek
june 11 through 15
the mockingbird loses its voice
june 16 through 20
deer break antlers
june 21 through 25
cicadas sing
june 26 through 30
30
july 1 through 5
center
hot winds arrive
july 6 through 10
crickets come into the walls
july 11 through 15
the hawk studies and learns
july 16 through 20
rotted weeds turn into fireflies
july 21 through 25
earth is steaming wet
july 26 through 30
great rains sweep through
july 31 through august 5
fall
cool wind arrives
august 6 through 10
white dew descends
august 11 through 15
the cold cicada chirps
august 16 through 20
the raptor sacrifices birds
august 21 through 25
heaven and earth turn strict
august 26 through 30
rice ripens
august 31 through september 4
wild geese come
september 5 through 9
swallows leave
september 10 through 14
flocks of birds gather grain
september 15 through 20
thunder pipes down
september 21 through 25
beetles wall up their burrows
september 26 through 30
waters dry up
october 1 through 5
wild geese come as guests
october 6 through 10
sparrows enter the water and turn into clams
october 11 through 15
chrysanthemums are tinged yellow
october 16 through 21
the wolf sacrifices the beasts
october 22 through 26
leaves turn yellow and fall
october 27 through 31
insects tuck themselves away
november 1 through 5
water begins to freeze
november 6 through 10
earth begins to freeze
november 11 through 15
pheasants enter the water and turn into monster clams
november 16 through 20
rainbows hide
november 21 through 25
heaven's essence rises; earth's essence sinks
november 26 through 30
walled up and closed, winter takes hold
december 1 through 5
the copper pheasant is silent
december 6 through 10
the tiger begins to roam
december 11 through 15
garlic chives sprout
december 16 through 20
earthworms twist
december 21 through 25
elk break antlers
december 26 through 30
springwaters move
december 31 through january 4
wild geese return to their northern home
january 5 through 9
magpies nest
january 10 through 14
the pheasant cock calls its mate
january 15 through 19
pheasant hens brood
january 20 through 24
the vulture flies stern and swift
january 25 through 29
streams and marshes are frozen solid
january 30 through february 4
appendix: seventy-two periods of the yearin china, japan, and northern california
afterword
acknowledgments
index
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