A Note from Ichiyo

"A NOTE FROM ICHIYO" TELLS THE TURBULENT LIFE, STRUGGLES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ICHIYO HIGUCHI, A YOUNG JAPANESE FEMALE WRITER OF EXTRAORDINARY TALENT AND THE TONGUE IN CHEEK ABILITY TO EFFORTLESSLY CUT THROUGH ALL THE RIGID CONSTRAINTS OF BEING A WOMAN IN A MAN'S WORLD WHO ENDED UP HAVING THE WORLD, INCLUDING SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT MALE WRITERS, AT HER FEET -- GRUDGINGLY SO BUT STILL AT HER FEET! . , . , . - - . ; , . . - , . - , . ; , , - , , . , ...