While I was writing the book, I researched the anthropological structure of the geisha community of Kyoto and also worked with two Japanese advisors. The novel is also deeply metaphysical, with time unfolding in a way that is both linear and simultaneous. Like poetry, I worked the language line by line, so that each sentence would deliver the power and beauty of a poem. Many readers have been deeply moved by the beauty of the language. Photograph of Masukiyu, my advisor in Japan, holding a photo of herself as a Geisha in the 1940's.īlackberries in the Dream House is a passionate novel written by a poet. I felt like I was Japanese as I was writing, and over time the novel became large enough to embody every important image and insight I have ever known. My visions, conversations, and dreams poured into the novel. The inner world of each character flooded through me day by day until my life became transparent. They did unexpected things and frequently surprised me. But early into the book, the characters took over and created their own lives. When I began writing Blackberries in the Dream House, it felt like remembering something. In her world, there is no rift between the spiritual and the sensual. Yukiko, the geisha in whose voice the story is told, has a steamy sensuality, is artist to the core, and at the same time is deeply spiritual. Like the best Japanese movies, much is communicated through the eyes and the images of each character's inner world. Hallmarks of this novel are its deeply feminine voice and how thoroughly Japanese the story is, both in style and intent. Proceed with caution' Phoebe BridgersBlackberries in the Dream House is written in the genre of magical realism. Winner of the 2020 Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ Non-fiction and the Publishing Triangle Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Non-Fiction
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