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☆好评如潮，斩获各大奖项和榜单

Yu’s abridgment of his four-volume translation

作者让我们更好地理解，昆虫和啮齿类动物如何肆意地摆布人类。——《纽约时报书评》

Sometimes you can’t even trust yourself

How to Read a Japanese Poem 中国 sentient beings famed for aHow to Read a Japanese Poem offers a comprehensive approach to making sense of traditional Japanese poetry of all genres and periods. Steven D. Carter explains to Anglophone students the methods of composition and literary interpretation used by Japanese poets, scholars, and critics from ancient times to the present, and adds commentary that will assist the modern reader. How to Read a Japanese Poem presents readings of poems by major figures such as