Troubled Waters - Ichiyo Higuchi and the days of the

and the days of the Habsburg Monarchy are numbered

finds herself unable to write

Only a select few - those who feel genuine emotional pain - can find it

It is a work of poetry to be cherished by lovers old and new

Troubled Waters - Ichiyo Higuchi and the days of theIchiyo Higuchi, Japan's first professional female author, wrote about daily life with unprecedented intimacy and honesty. This new translation of her finest stories showcases the profound sensitivity, lyrical eye and classical elegance of a revered Japanese writer. Vividly evoking the colourful festivals and salty street banter of Tokyo's turn of the century red light district, delicately eliciting its inhabitants' quiet yearning and regret, Higuchi