Heliotropes

by Ryoko Sekiguchi, Sarah O'Brien (Translator)

The role of proper names and their power over both named and namer is a subject Sekiguchi has addressed in her critical work. Now she returns to the theme in these poetic prose blocks. Set in a Portuguese botanical garden, they reconstruct the plant, animal, and aviary worlds through the lens of language.

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Ryoko Sekiguchi (Japanese: 関口 涼子) is a Japanese poet and translator.
She studied journalism at Waseda University. After graduating, she studied History of Art at the Sorbonne and received a doctorate in comparative literature and cultural studies at the University of Tokyo. She publishes her books in both French and Japanese and works for institutions like Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales.